It is quite common to hear nowadays that kids are spoilt and overindulged. Things were certainly different in the past — or were they?
An exhibition titled “Wonder and Joy — Children in Japanese Art” at the Tokyo National Museum suggests that, although there was less consciousness of childhood as a separate state in previous ages, youngsters have always occupied a special place in Japanese hearts.
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