Tanabata is a star festival, that celebrates the meeting of Orihime (Vega)and Hikoboshi (Altair). According to legend, the Milky Way, a river made from stars that crosses the sky, separates the two lovers, who are allowed to meet once a year only on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month.
The Gates of Zojoji
The Temple and Tokyo Tower
In Japan, people celebrate this day by writing wishes on tanzaku (small pieces of paper), and hanging them on a bamboo tree.
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