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Annual Japanese festival

is a traditional Japanese rite of passage and festival day for three and seven year old girls, five year old and sometimes three year old boys, held annually on November 15 to celebrate the growth and well being of young children. As it is not a national holiday, it is generally observed on the nearest weekend.

Shichi Go San is said to have originated in the Heian period amongst court nobles who would celebrate the passage of their children into middle childhood, but it is also suggested that the idea was originated from the Muromachi period due to high infant mortality. The ages 3, 5 and 7 are consistent with East Asian numerology, which holds that odd numbers are lucky. The practice was set to the fifteenth of the month during the Kamakura period. Its meaning is to celebrate the survival of children, as infant and child mortality rates were higher in previous centuries. Over time, this tradition passed to the samurai class who added a number of rituals. The first of these ceremonies, for three year olds, is called Kamioki, meaning "hair leaving"; traditionally, from the period of seven days after birth until the age of three, a child's head would be kept shaved. The second of these ceremonies, for five year old boys, is called Hakamagi no Gi. Similar to the Western practice of breeching, this marked the first time a young boy would wear formal attire (a hakama and a haori), associated with roles and responsibilities. The third ceremony is Obitoki no Gi, which is held for seven year old girls. This ceremony marked the first time a young girl would wear an [[obi (sash) (a broad, stiff sash for a kimono) instead of simply wearing a kimono tied with attached strings or a lightweight, informal and scarf like sash. Symbolizing the transition into womanhood, this practice began in the Kamakura period; originally, it was practiced for 9 year old girls as well as boys, but in the Edo period transitioned into being performed for girls aged 7 only. By the Meiji period, the practice of Shichi Go San was adopted amongst commoners as well, and included the modern ritual of visiting a shrine to drive out evil spirits and wish for a long healthy life.

Shichi Go San has changed little since the Meiji period. While the ritual regarding hair has been discarded, boys who are aged five and girls who are aged three or seven are still dressed in kimono—many for the first time—for visits to shrines. Three year old girls usually wear hifu (a type of padded vest) with their kimono. Western style formal wear is also worn by some children. A more modern practice is photography, and this day is well known as a day to take pictures of children. It is common to observe the rite based on the traditional way of calculating age, or kazoedoshi, in which children are one year old at birth and gain a year on each New Year's Day. In this case, girls celebrate in the year in which they would reach an age according to the modern calculation of two or six, and boys in the year in which they would reach an age according to the modern calculation of four.

is given to children on Shichi Go San. Chitose ame is long, thin, red and white candy, which symbolizes healthy growth and longevity. It is given with a bag decorated with a crane and a turtle, which represent long life in Japan. Chitose ame is wrapped in a thin, clear, and edible rice paper film that resembles plastic.

In Crayon Shin chan episode 26–3, "My Shichi Go San", the Nohara family celebrates Shichi Go San. In the OVA Mega Man: Upon a Star, Roll makes a promise with Akane at a Japanese festival that she will wear a kimono on Shichi Go San. In Mama Loves the Poyopoyo Saurus episode 11–2, "Shobo san who came in slobbing mama double", the Poyota family celebrates Shichi Go San. In Paranoia Agent episode 8, "Happy Family Planning", the character Fuyubachi falls asleep on the train holding chitose ame, which he later gives to the young girl Kamome kun. In Katte ni Kaizō episode 3, "To Celebrate This Child's 7th Birthday", it is said that Kaizo is scared of Shichi Go San because of a childhood memory. In episode 17 of Osomatsu san, a picture of Jyushimatsu wearing kimono for Shichi Go San is shown in the photo album. In episode 38 of the anime Dragonball Z, Kuririn asks Gohan if he is going to keep wearing that "Shichigosan suit". In the second OVA of My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU, when Iroha is taking the group photo of the service club members, Hachiman remarks that their pose resembles the kind used for Shichi Go San. In chapter 19 of the manga Honey and Clover, Hagu has coming of age photos taken as she turns 20, but Morita edits the photo to make it look like a Shichi Go San photograph, because she looks so young. In the edited photo, Hagu is holding a bag of chitose ame. In episode 81 of the anime Toriko, main character Toriko and Komatsu distribute chitose ame to children at Gourmet shrine on Shichi Go San as shoku otoko. In episode 854 1 of the anime Chibi Maruko Chan, Maruko's cousins arrive to celebrate Shichi Go San.