Pets replace kids at Japan's Shichi-Go-San festival

As Japan's birth rate hits record lows, pet owners are bringing kimono-clad animals to Tokyo's Shichi-Go-San festival, traditionally held for children aged 3, 5, and 7. At Ichigaya Kamegaoka Hachimangu shrine, a priest blessed cats and dogs as their owners called them family. The shrine has hosted 400 pet families per festival since the early 2000s.

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