The vibrant "tanzaku" wish strips at the Tanabata festival were filled with messages of support for communities recovering from the Noto Peninsula earthquake.
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.
Cool yukata are de rigueur at summer festivals in Japan and you may feel a little under-dressed if you go without one. So, get out your...
Ukrainians in Japan, like the stars of Tanabata Orihime and Hikoboshi, pray for their homeland during the annual July 7 festival.
Tohoku was pinned on the global map by the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011, and now one festival celebrates their rebuilding, bringing together the traditions...
Throughout Japan, the ever-popular festivals and summer traditions have continued to be limited in response to the novel coronavirus pandemic. This is exactly the time...
"The Red Demon Queller" (1846) by Katsushika Hokusai (ink and color on silk) and Curator Takemura Makoto of The Sumida Hokusai Museum Part 3 of a series...
One of the most important and most celebrated events happening in Japan during the summertime is Tanabata 七夕. This iconic event is celebrated on July 7th....
A year since the ban on minpaku (lodging at a private residence) under the Private Lodging Business Act was lifted, changes in the way...
Arielle Busetto - Tokyo The 7th day of the 7th month. There is something quite poetic in the choice of celebration...
