Fukushima

Even Fukushima got in on the action. The main pedestrian street was lined with much simpler and smaller tanabata decorations...and vendors selling cotton candy.

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Tanabata time!

August 8th 2006
I made the trip to Sendai to the Immigration Bureau to get my re-entry permit- a little stamp that alows me to leave and re-enter the country with my visa so I'm not stranded in South Korea next week. Little did I know, my trip coincided with the large Tanabata festival which Sendai in particular, is famous for. Tanabata means "Seven Evenings" and is a Japanese star festival right before Obon ... read more

Asia » Japan » Miyagi » Sendai

In 1603, a Tokugawa shogunate (military dictatorship) ushered in a long period of isolation from foreign influence in order to secure its power. For 250 years this policy enabled Japan to enjoy stability and a flowering of its indigenous culture. Fol... ... read more

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