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Tanabata Matsuri
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Young men balancing the kantō, bamboo frames hung with paper lanterns, during the Tanabata Festival (August 5–7) in Akita, Japan Crowds walk through a shopping street in Sendai, Japan, decorated with large, colorful paper and bamboo streamers for the Tanabata Matsuri Star Festival.
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Tanabata Matsuri

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    …the city by the annual Tanabata Matsuri (Star Festival; August 6–8) and to nearby Matsushima Bay, portions of which are renowned for their scenery.

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    …the city by the annual Tanabata Matsuri (Star Festival; August 6–8) and to nearby Matsushima Bay, portions of which are renowned for their scenery.

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