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Waikiki Pilgrimage June 1997
Correct Shopping
Almost every one of my favorite shops was gone, but Iida's was still there. There is no way to describe Iida's, nor how essential it is. Every imaginable thing can be found there -- vases, paper & silk flowers, platters, garden lanterns, rice bowls, hashi ogi... |
 ... daruma, lucky neko, sake bottles, rice paddles, shrimp strainers, origami paper, jewelry boxes, paper wallets, parasols, masks, dolls, ... Click the thumbnail to see a wall-full of inscrutable treasures. (29KB) |
 ... and a dizzying variety of beautiful paper lanterns.
 The silken carp banners are flown with pride on Boys' Day. |
 Even the dolls are a little different in Honolulu. And... where else would you find entire shops devoted only to zoris? (As well there should be.) |
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