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Wagaya no Tanabata;<\/span>
\nOur Star Festival Experience<\/span><\/p>\n

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My oldest memory of Tanabata (the Star Festival) is from my preschool days. I forgot my wishes that I wrote on a tanzaku (a long narrow strip of colored paper), but I clearly remember that my friends and I made some ornaments with colored paper. I admired my teacher for cleverly making a \u201cnet\u201d with scissors and a piece of colored paper. When we finished making Take-kazari (Tanabata bamboo decorations), we offered Take-kazari, fruits and vegetables. We sang a Tanabata song \u201cTanabata-sama\u201d together, and we took a commemorative photo. We went home proudly with the the take-kazari that we made.<\/p>\n

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When I became older, I opened a translation office and an English school. Every year I held a Tanabata festival with foreign teachers and students. We learned and talked about Tanabata and wrote our wishes on tanzakus in English. I wish their wishes would have come true. We also translated a Tanabata song, \u201cTanabata-sama\u201d into English and sung together.<\/p>\n

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Take-kazari are seen in many commercial facilities such as supermarkets, DIY stores and on shopping streets when Tanabata is drawing near. Customers can sometimes freely write their wishes on the \u201cStars\u201d on tanzaku which the stores prepare. Though we can write any wish, many young children write about their dreams, and students sometimes wish to improve their grades or pass entrance examinations. Young women often pray for fulfillment in love or success in losing weight. Middle-aged and elderly people tend to ask for continued health. I unintentionally smiled when I found tanzakus which were written, \u201cI wish Mother will be nicer to me\u201d and \u201cI want to move to a house where I can have a dog\u201d in cute childish letters.<\/p>\n

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Zojo-ji Temple is a Buddhist temple of the Jodo-Shu sect (the Pure Land sect) in Shiba Park, Minato Ward, Tokyo, founded in 1393 (Meitoku 4th yr). This is the Tokugawa Shogunate Family\u2019s temple, and there are graves of the 2nd Shogun Hidetada, the 6th Shogun Ienobu, the 7th Shogun Ietsugu, the 9th Shogun Ieshige, the 12th Shogun Ieyoshi and the 14th Shogun Iemochi. Tanabata-matsuri is held there every year on July 7th. Colorful Take-kazari which were floodlit with the Tokyo Tower and the main temple building in the background created a very illusory atmosphere.<\/p>\n

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Kappabashi in Taito Ward, Tokyo is a popular shopping street with many shops supplying any and all restaurant items with the exception of perishable foods. Nowadays, many general customers and foreign tourists also visit this shopping street. I love this street and I often excitedly go shopping there.
\n\u201cShitamachi Tanabata-matsuri\u201d (the Downtown Tanabata Festival) is held along Kappa-bashi Main Street from Kappa-bashi to Ueno every year. Colorful take-kazari and lanterns along the 1.2km street make Tanabata more exciting. On Saturday and Sunday during the festival, people enjoy parades, various performances and food stalls.<\/p>\n

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Tanabata-matsuri is held in Sugamo in Toshima Ward, Tokyo every year, even though it is a small-scale festival. Tanabata-kazaris are displayed along the Sugamo Jizo-dori Shopping Street, which is especially popular among the senior citizens as \u201cGrandmas\u2019 Harajuku\u201d (Harajuku is a very lively and popular area, especially among young girls). Since 2007 (Heisei 19th yr), this shopping street association has held Asagao-matsuri (the morning glory festival) at the same time. Pots of morning glories are sold in front of the Kogan-ji Temple which is famous for Togenuki-Jizo-son.<\/p>\n

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Kanda-myojin Shrine was founded in 730 (Tempyo 2nd yr) and was worshiped by people of any rank: the shoguns, warriors and ordinary people as \u201cEdo-sochinju\u201d (the main local shrine of Edo, the former name of Tokyo). This shrine is still the main guardian deity of 108 town block associations in Chiyoda Ward. Kanda-matsuri Festival, one of the main Edo festivals, is held in May every year by the stylish \u201cEdokko\u201d (native people of Edo or Tokyo). Tanabata-matsuri Festival is also held every year, the tanzakus which worshipers wrote are tied to bamboo grass in front of the main building of the shrine, and a Shinto ritual is held for the fulfillment of worshipers\u2019 earnest wishes. In 2010 (Heisei 22nd yr), my husband visited the shrine with his colleagues several days before Tanabata. A\u3000bride and bridegroom who were dressed in Japanese traditional costume had their photos taken under the Tanabata-kazari though it was a very hot day. Tanabata was suited to the newly married couple.<\/p>\n

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\u201cAsagaya Tanabata-matsuri\u201d (Asagaya Tanabata Festival) is held on the shopping streets in Asagaya, Suginami Ward, Tokyo for 5 days centering on August 7th which is 1 month later than the general Tanabata day, July 7th.The famous Tanabata decorations of this festival are papier-m\u00e2ch\u00e9 known as \u201cHaribote-kazari\u201d in the shapes of popular cartoon characters, people and events in the news as well as common Tanabata decorations such as Take-kazari, Fukinagashi (colorful streamers) and Kusudama-kazari (ornamental paper balls). We can enjoy some programs of entertainments such as hula, comic shows, rakugo (Japanese traditional comic-storytelling performances) and music shows. Looking around so many stalls along the shopping streets is also a lot of fun. It was in August 2009 (Heisei 21st yr) that I went to this festival for the first time. The festival seemed to be a great success as if the sweltering heat had made people more excited. The shopping streets were so crowed as well as packed trains. I pleasantly looked at great works of \u201cHaribote-kazari\u201d as a little child did.<\/p>\n

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In August I visited \u201cAsagaya Tanabata-matsuri\u201d again and that time I took my son and two beloved dogs of ours, Fu-chan and Oh-chan which were dressed in yukata (Japanese cotton kimono for summer). They were praised and described as, \u201cCute!\u201d by many people. Some people patted their heads and took their photos. At first, both looked surprised but later walked happily, maybe because they were drawn by the good smell of yaki-tori (grilled chicken on sticks) and yaki-soba (fried noodles with meat and vegetables in a Japanese style).<\/p>\n

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I went to \u201cTanabata-no-yube\u201d (the Star Festival at Night) held in Shitenno-ji Temple in Tennoji Ward, Osaka Ctiy. Various events were held such as requiem lights, star observations and concerts, and there were many food stalls. On the last day of the three-day festival, Take-kazari were burnt by Buddhist priests reciting sutras. It is said that Shitenno-ji Temple was built by Shotoku Taishi (Prince Shotoku) at the beginning of the 7th century. The temple has been rebuilt repeatedly because of strikes of lightning, fires of civil wars, typhoons and aerial attacks during World War ll. In and after 1963 (Showa 38th yr), the existing temple buildings made of reinforced concrete were built one after another, and they still have an architectural style of the Asuka Period (593-694).<\/p>\n

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Takimi Koji on the first basement floor of the Umeda Sky Building in Kita Ward, Osaka City reproduces the vigorous streets in the beginning of the Showa Period (1926-1989). There are restaurants, shops, a post office, a shrine and a police box of those days. I enjoyed Tanabata-matsuri in the classic style of the Showa period in Takimi Koji. I got a tanzaku at the restaurant where I had dinner so that I could write my wish on it.<\/p>\n

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Nishinomiya Shrine (more commonly, Ebessan) in Nishinomiya City, Hyogo Prefecture is the head shrine of the Ebisu sect of Shinto which has about 3500 shrines under it. More than one million people visit the Toka-Ebisu festival from January 9th to the 11th every year. \u201cThe Lucky Men Race\u201d which is held in the early morning of January 10th is widely reported in the mass media. This shrine also holds Tanabata-matsuri every year and its highlight is the Milky Way made of LED lights in the sacred lake. I also enjoyed a concert, stalls and Kodomo-andon (paper-framed lamps made by children).<\/p>\n

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In 2013 (Heisei 25th yr), I went to see Furusato-matsuri (the Hometown Festival) in the Tokyo Dome, Bunkyo Ward, Tokyo. There were many events and products from the Tohoku Area to support the recovery from the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011 (Heisei 23th yr). I have long wanted to visit the Tohoku Three Major Festivals (the Sendai Tanabata Festival, the Aomori Nebuta Festival and the Akita Kanto Festival), but I have not yet had the chance. However, I could luckily see these three festivals in the Tokyo Dome at the same time on this day.<\/p>\n

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In 2013 (Heisei 25th yr), I traveled to the Tohoku Area. I had been to Tohoku several times, but this was my first trip to Tohoku after the Great East Japan Earthquake. In Minzoku Geino Densho-kan (the Folk-Art Tradition Fall), Akita City, Akita Prefecture, I watched wonderful acrobatic skills of Kanto. After the performances, spectators could hold smaller Kanto and experience how difficult it was to balance them. In the facilities, I saw interesting folk art exhibitions besides Kanto.<\/p>\n

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There are some theories about the origin of Neputa (or Nebuta) Festival and the accepted theory is that a fusion of Tanabata Festival and Toro-nagashi (floating paper lantern of Bon Festival) gradually evolved into gorgeous and large-scale floats. The Tsugaru Domain Neputa Village in Hirosaki City, Aomori Prefecture has interactive sightseeing facilities where we can fully enjoy the Tsugaru Area such as Neputa Festival, folk crafts, special products and Tsugaru cuisine. Many Neputa floats including a 10-meter Neputa were fantastically glittering in the dark hall. I also enjoyed amazing live performances of Tsugaru Shamisen (a guitar-like instrument with a long neck and three strings) in Sangen-do Hall.<\/p>\n

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Warrase was opened on the seaside of JR Aomori in 2011 (Heisei 23rd). The actual Nebuta floats of an overwhelming size were exhibited in its spacious hall with an open ceiling as high as 2 stories. Glaring of the soulful faces made me tremble. Exciting Nebuta-bayashi (musical accompaniment for Nebuta) with drums, shamisens (a guitar-like instrument with a long neck and 3 strings) and Japanese flutes was being played in the facilities. The historical materials about Nebuta and the processes of producing floats were also displayed, and the lessons of Nebuta-bayashi were given.<\/p>\n

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In the middle of June, special Tanabata versions of popular sweets start to be sold in the sweets sections of supermarkets. A pair of Ori-hime (Vega) and Hiko-boshi (Altair), Take-kazari and stars are printed on their packages. In Hakodate City, Hokkaido Prefecture, there is a unique annual custom in the evening of July 7th, Tanabata: children sing a Tanabata song peculiar to this region in front of houses which display Take-kazari at the entrances so that the owners of the houses may give the children sweets though candles were originally given in the past. This custom is similar to Halloween. If my area had this lovely custom, I would wait for children with a lot of sweets.<\/p>\n

A Tanabata song in Hakodate City:
\n\u201cTake-ni-Tanzaku, Tanabata matsuri, oini iwao, rosoku ippon-chodaina.\u201d
\n(\u201cLet\u2019s tie Tanzaku to the bamboo leaves, greatly celebrate Tanabata Festival and give us a candle.\u201d)<\/p>\n

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How colorful were Tanabata kamabako (steamed fish cake) which I bought at the department store! I also bought green and pink colored Tanabata kishimen (flat wheat flour noodle). According to the legend of ancient China, people can live in perfect health for a year if they eat Somen (very thin wheat flour noodles) for Tanabata dinner. I made special Tanabata somen with the Milky Way made of cucumber and okura, and decorated it with Tanabata kamaboko, shrimp and kinshi tamago (thin fried-egg strips). I willingly eat cold Somen which goes down my throat smoothly even when I have no appetite because of the hot and humid climate.<\/p>\n

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