Shitennoji & Surroundings, Osaka

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Shitennoji temple hosts one of many national Tanabata events celebrating the meeting of the deities Orihime and Hikoboshi (represented by the stars Vega and Altair). As the legend goes, the Milky Way separates these lovers, and they are allowed to meet only once a year on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month on the lunisolar calendar. To celebrate this traditional Japanese star festival, a 27-meter bamboo-grass tunnel decorated with tanzaku(colorful strips of paper that people write their wishes on) and an artificial LED Milky Way will be constructed at Shitennoji. The venue will be lined with street stalls and there will be various events including a concert, an astronomical viewing session, and star workshops. On July 8th, a fire ritual will be held at the temple to burn the tanzaku.