July 7 is Tanabata or Star Festival, when shrines across Japan are adorned with colorful "tanzaku" bearing people's wishes for themselves and their loved ones.
Most people living in Tokyo rarely have a chance to go to Hiratsuka - a city in the outskirts of the metropolis -...
Arielle Busetto - Tokyo The 7th day of the 7th month. There is something quite poetic in the choice of celebration...
