Hello!
Last
weekend on 7/7 I had the chance to go to Hiratsuka to one of Japan's
top Tanabata Festival! Since this was one of the first of the summer
festivals in Japan it was super busy and crowed D; I was super tired
when I got home.. lol Sorry about the dark video and photos it was
cloudy and raining that day. ^^;;
What is Tanabata?
Tanabata (七夕, meaning "Evening of the seventh") is a Japanese star festival, originating from the Chinese Qixi Festival.[1] It celebrates the meeting of the deities Orihime and Hikoboshi (represented by the stars Vega and Altair respectively). According to legend, the Milky Way separates these lovers, and they are allowed to meet only once a year on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month
Made a Vlog of this event :)
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| All the wishes written on a paper |
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| plastic masks with all the popular characters |
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| tanabata decorations hanged everywhere that lights up at night |
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| character yo-yo ballons |
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| kasutera which is a sponge cake in a hello kitty and doraemon shape so cute |
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| cute yukata girls everywhere but too bad it was raining D; |
If you come to Japan during summer till end of Sept you can experience festivals like this in all over Japan, one of my favorite events in Japan!
well thanks for stopping by!
XOXO
eki
so colorful and lovely!! And that Hello Kitty sponge cakeeeyy >< !!
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Omg I've always wanted to go to one! I see My Melody~~ and takoyaki!! One day! I love this post!
ReplyDeletePretty pictures! I think the story behind this festival is so lovely.
ReplyDeletehai eki :D what camera did you use ? I love the quality ^^
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ahh i want to go to Japan one day! spend like a whole summer there just to embark on some adventures ahahah!
ReplyDeletei want those hello kitty cakes!!! nom! :3
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The wish papers looks so beautiful!
ReplyDeleteHello Kitty and Doraemon! <3
ReplyDeleteI wish I could've seen a photo of you or your outfit that day. Aw, if you owned a yukata, erika! that would be so cute.
ReplyDeleteoh my.. i really want to go there :D !!
ReplyDeletewow, that looks so fun!! do you know @diden on instagram? I think she went to the same festival as you
ReplyDeleteThose girls are wearing beautiful yukata! And I so want Hello Kitty shapted sponge cake - how cute!
ReplyDeleteOh you were at Hiratsuka Tanabata as well? I was happy it rained because it was just soooo hot until 4 PM, I kinda died in my yukata! I was happy to have a Tanabata Matsuri in my neighborhood, I am glad you were able to come as well! :)
ReplyDeleteWOwww.. that guy really is like a ninja making those treats!
ReplyDeletelooks like fun! N I really want the doraemon n hello kitty sponge cake! they’re my fav cats hahahha
ReplyDeletexoxo HitomiNeko xoxo
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So cute! Thanks for sharing :D
ReplyDeleteOoooh... Hello Kitty every where! This festivals really looks like fun, although it was very crowded!
ReplyDeleteThis is the kind of thing I would love to experience myself <3
ReplyDeletewow very cool and watching the vlog is so nice! *Q*
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