This photo was submitted by Megan Kuroki of Torrance, CA, for the 2021 Hinamatsuri Photo Activity, presented in collaboration with the Japanese American Cultural & Community Center and Japanese American National Museum.

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My mom saw this set in a shop window in Tokyo decades ago while biking home after grocery shopping. As she tells it, she pedaled furiously home, threw the groceries in the fridge, turned around and pedaled back to the shop, where she bought the set and brought it home--strapped to the back of her bike. I've had it ever since and consistently forget to put it away in a timely manner. Still single.