Sendai Tanabata Festival (仙台七夕まつり, official site)
Sendai Tanabata Festival is being held in Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture, between 06-08 August every year. The main attraction is the showcase of Kazaritsuke (飾り付け, decorations), which usually consists of : * Tanzaku (短冊, small long notes for writing your wishes) * Kamiko (紙衣, paper clothing) * Orizuru (折鶴, paper crane) * Kinchaku (巾着, cloth bag) * Toami (投網, throwing net) * Kuzukago (屑籠, litter basket) * Fukinagashi (吹き流し, streamer) | ||
Entrance of the roofed shopping street near JR Sendai Station | Tanabata Kazaritsuke | Tanabata Kazaritsuke |
Tanabata Kazaritsuke | Tanabata Kazaritsuke | Tanabata Kazaritsuke |
Tanabata Kazaritsuke outside the roofed shopping street | Tanabata Kazaritsuke | Tanabata Kazaritsuke. Noted that theses are really hanging from bamboo stem |
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Tanabata Kazaritsuke | Tanabata Kazaritsuke |   |
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Tanabata Kazaritsuke inside the roofed shopping street Link to YouTube Manually select HD 1080P for best result | Tanabata Kazaritsuke outside Link to YouTube Manually select HD 1080P for best result |   |