The Tanabata Festival in the city of Sendai, northeastern Japan, opened on Sunday. The annual event has returned to its pre-pandemic scale without restrictions for the first time in four years.
The festival is said to date back more than 400 years, and is one of the most popular summer events in the Tohoku region.
About 3,000 bamboos are adorned with colorful streamers, paper strips and other ornaments in the city's shopping arcades and elsewhere during the three-day event.
The festival drew large crowds on the opening day. Visitors were seen touching streamers and taking pictures.
People also enjoyed eating shaved ice desserts, as no restrictions are in place for selling food and drinks, including alcohol, at stores this year.
A local resident who came with his family said he felt nostalgic. He also said he was happy to come with his children for the first time.
The event runs through Tuesday and is expected to attract about 2 million people.
The festival is said to date back more than 400 years, and is one of the most popular summer events in the Tohoku region.
About 3,000 bamboos are adorned with colorful streamers, paper strips and other ornaments in the city's shopping arcades and elsewhere during the three-day event.
The festival drew large crowds on the opening day. Visitors were seen touching streamers and taking pictures.
People also enjoyed eating shaved ice desserts, as no restrictions are in place for selling food and drinks, including alcohol, at stores this year.
A local resident who came with his family said he felt nostalgic. He also said he was happy to come with his children for the first time.
The event runs through Tuesday and is expected to attract about 2 million people.
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The Tanabata Festival, a popular summer event dating back over 400 years in Sendai, northeastern Japan, reopened on Sunday after a four-year hiatus due to the pandemic. The three-day festival features approximately 3,000 bamboos adorned with vibrant decorations throughout the city's shopping
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Date: Aug. 7, 2023
Created: 2023/08/07 07:45
Updated: 2025/12/09 01:16
Last Read: 2023/08/07 10:53