七夕まつり （Ｓｔａｒ Ｆｅｓｔｉｖａｌ）
One of the gate to the Tanabata Matsuri in Hiratsuka city, Japan.
The Star Festival originates from Chinese legend of the two bright stars, Altair and Vega. Vega, a weaving girl, and Altair, a cowherd boy, loved each other. They had so much fun being together that they stopped working hard. The king got angry and separated them by the big river of Milky Way. He allowed them to meet once a year across the Milky Way only on the night of July 7th. On that day, people decorate bamboo branches with paper strips and ornaments to celebrate their reunion. It is believed that a wish comes true when you write a wish on the paper stris and hang them on the bamboo.
Decorations at Tanamata Matsuri on both sides of the street hang on bamboes.
Decorations in many kids favorite characters such as Ultraman and Disney.
They also presented the Japanese culture such as Origami (Folding Paper) in the form of the decoration.
