Tanabata Star Festival - one of the lame Chinese "borowings" of the Japanese culture...it's on par with the "Tooth Fairy".Via Japan for Visitors
July 7th is called Tanabata in Japan. It's a Japanese tradition wherein people write their wishes on tanzaku paper and hang them on bamboo branches. Read more......
http://gojapan.about.com/b/a/005777.htm


