20110804-20110809 Japan : Sendai Tanabata Festival

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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

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