はじめてのおつかい 初めてのお使い
The first errand ([i]hajimete no otsukai[/i]) refers to the first time children are sent on an errand by themselves, usually to buy groceries at the local store, and is a fairly common milestone for families in Japan. It was also the subject of a non-regular, documentary/reality television series broadcasted by [[Nippon TV]] (available on Netflix since April 2022 under the title "Old Enough!") 

Common elements in images include dragging a [[grocery bag]] with items spilling out, [[crying]], [[lost child|getting lost]] and [[carrying]] siblings. Occasionally there will be an older family member discreetly lurking nearby. Images with this tag do not need to be the [i]literal[/i] first time a character goes on an errand.

h4. See also

* Wikipedia article (JP): "はじめてのおつかい (テレビ番組)":[https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%81%AF%E3%81%98%E3%82%81%E3%81%A6%E3%81%AE%E3%81%8A%E3%81%A4%E3%81%8B%E3%81%84_%28%E3%83%86%E3%83%AC%E3%83%93%E7%95%AA%E7%B5%84%29]
* "Old Enough! | NIPPON TV":[https://www.ntv.co.jp/english/pc/2011/02/old-enough.html]
* "Old Enough! | Netflix":[https://www.netflix.com/title/81506279]

* "Blog post explaining the subject":https://web.archive.org/web/20150627171153/http://webloginjapan.com/2011/06/hajimete-no-otsukai/
* "Another blog post that also mentions the TV show":https://hiraganamama.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/%E3%81%AF%E3%81%98%E3%82%81%E3%81%A6%E3%81%AE%E3%81%8A%E3%81%A4%E3%81%8B%E3%81%84-my-first-errand/
* [[Hajimete no Otsukai (picture book)]] (Miki's First Errand) - For a 1976 children's book by Tsutsui Yoriko & Hayashi Akiko, use this tag.
* [s][[Hajimete no Orusuban]][/s]
hajimete no otsukai