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Asagaya Tanabata matsuri
This week is Tanabata matsuri in Asagaya (Suginami-ku, Tokyo), until Sunday August 10!
The action should mostly be in Asagaya Pearl Center, a covered mall between Asagaya station (JR Chuo line) and Minami-Asagaya (Marunouchi subway line), only 3 stations from where I live.
Tanabata (its characters 七夕 respectively mean "seven" and "evening") is usually celebrated on July 7 (7/7) but in some locations it is celebrated in August. That's also the case in Sendai, which holds the most famous Tanabata matsuri in Japan, where I had the chance to go two years ago.
At Tanabata, streets are filled with colorful decorations, and people write their wishes on pieces of paper which are then attached to branches. Fireworks and parades are part of the celebrations.
Posted on August 7, 2003 at 11:24 | Tweet
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