In Japan, there is a culture of celebrating age milestones in a particularly grand manner.
It is also called “Gaju” (celebration of longevity).
The milestones are as follows
還暦 ― Kanreki ― (60th birthday)
This is derived from the fact that in 60 years, the 12 signs of the Chinese zodiac come full circle and the calendar returns to the previous one.
古希 ― Koki ― (70th birthday)
This is derived from a line in Du Fu’s poem, “Life is 70 years old and rare.
喜寿 ― Kiju ― (77th birthday)
The character “ki” is written in standard script, and when the character is broken down, it looks like a seven on top of seventeen.
傘寿 ― Sanju ― (80th birthday)
Also called “80 years of age. The abbreviation for the Chinese character for umbrella, “仐”, is broken down to 80. The color of the longevity celebration is golden brown.
米寿 ― Beiju ― (88th birthday)
This is derived from the Chinese character for “rice,” which when decomposed forms the number 88.
卒寿 ―Sotsuju ― (90th birthday)
The abbreviation for the Chinese character for “graduation”, “90”, is read as “ninety”.
白寿 ― Hakushu ― (99th birthday)
This is derived from the Chinese character for 100 minus one, which is read as “white.
百寿 ― Momoju ― (100 years old)
From the Chinese character for 100, “100,” which means 100 years old. Also called 紀寿 ― Kiju ― (100th birthday). Also called Kiju. The “紀” stands for a century.
The “賀” (ga) means “happy” and is used to express the joy of celebration, as in “賀還暦,” “賀喜寿,” and so on.
Each piece is written with all my heart. (Since each piece is one of a kind, there may be a slight difference from the picture shown. Please understand.)
Then, as in the example above, you add your own writing for your loved one.
This completes the one and only gift.
The set also includes a shaft for decorating the colored paper, which can be beautifully displayed while maintaining the Japanese atmosphere.
Why not send a unique gift from you to your loved ones?