仙台七夕祭り: Sendai Tanabata Festival, Japan

SENDAI TANABATA FESTIVAL in Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.
Held annually, August 6th(Fri) - 8th(Sun), 2010.


仙台七夕祭り公式サイト(Japanese)

長い歴史と伝統ある仙台七夕まつりは、日本古来の星祭りの優雅さを受け継ぎ、
全国に誇る真夏の祭典として今年も盛大に開催します。
毎年作成される豪華絢爛な笹飾り、仙台七夕本来の笹飾りの美しさ、固有伝統の
七つ飾りを浴衣で楽しみましょう。サンプル映像はこちらからご覧いただけます。
(WindowsMediaPlayer等でご覧ください）

Sendai Tanabata Festival has a long history and tradition, inherited "Hoshi-Matsuri" elegance of traditional Japanese.
You will be holding a summer festival this year as the country proud.
Gorgeous bamboo decorations that are created every year, the original beauty of the Sendai Tanabata bamboo tree decoration, a unique tradition.
With dressing up the Yukata, please enjoy seven ornaments.
Sample images can be found here; (WindowsMediaPlayer, etc.)

→ Sample Video(30sec): WMV Format.

The Sendai Tanabata festival is a summer custom featuring green bamboo sticks decorated with traditional Japanese paper that blows in the wind. More than 1,500 bamboo sections, elaborately decorated with colorful streamers and ornaments, form an arch on the city promenade. On the ever of the festival there are a firework shows. *This issue was quoted from (1)"Sendai & Tohoku Travel Information" *For detailed information, see (2)"Sendai Tabibiyori"

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    (1) "Sendai & Tohoku Travel Information"
    (2) "Sendai Tabibiyori"