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Tanabata ( Nation wide )
August 7th.
The Tanabata Festival is celebrated nationwide on July
7th, when legend has it that the separated star lovers,
Altair and Vega, can meet for one day across the Milky Way.
Sendai's Tanabata Festival is probably Japan's most famous
one, and is held on August 7th.
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Gion Matsuri (
Kyoto pref. )
July 17th.
The Gion Matsuri of Yasaka Shrine, Kyoto, held throughout
July, is probably the most famous festival in Japan. The
event peaks on July 17, when a procession of huge wheeled
floats in drawn through the streets.
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