{"id":2393,"date":"2025-08-04T11:30:22","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T02:30:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/?p=2393"},"modified":"2025-08-09T16:32:37","modified_gmt":"2025-08-09T07:32:37","slug":"paper-lanterns-at-the-numata-matsuri","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/index.php\/2025\/08\/04\/paper-lanterns-at-the-numata-matsuri\/","title":{"rendered":"Paper lanterns at the Numata Matsuri"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69ec8da3c9be6&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on-async--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" 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