Introducing the 2024 Tanabata Festival and events in Mie Prefecture! Write your wishes on a tanzaku and enjoy the seasonal summer scenery!
掲載日：2024.06.26
July 7th is Tanabata Day. It is counted as one of the five seasonal festivals, and is known for the romantic legend that Orihime and Hikoboshi can meet in the Milky Way only once a year.
All over Mie Prefecture, there are events related to Tanabata, such as the Tanabata Festival, where people write their wishes on strips of paper and let them float down the river, and prayer festivals where people offer folded paper cranes and Tanabata strips of paper as prayers for success in love.
In this topic, we will introduce selected Tanabata festivals and events in Mie Prefecture.
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Tsu Tanabata Festival (TsuCity)
Date: Sunday, July 7, 2024
Festivals will be held at Marunouchi Shopping Street, daimon Shopping Street, Tsu Kannon, etc., including the bamboo grass floating down the Iwata River. At Marunouchi Shopping Street, the Marunouchi Takatora Night Market (13:00-20:30) will be held, and at Kannon Bridge, the Tsu Tanabata bamboo grass floating (13:00-20:30), and a Tanabata stamp rally will be held (only for children under elementary school age!).
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Okage-yokocho Tanabata Festival (IseCity)
Event period: Friday, July 5th to Sunday, July 7th, 2024
July 7th is Tanabata, one of the five festivals. Summer is a tradition where various festivals and events are held in various places. At Okage-yokocho, we will be holding various events so that you can enjoy the summer sky with the bamboo leaves swaying.
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isshinden Tanabata Festival (TsuCity)
Date: Saturday, July 6, 2024
The Tanabata Festival, an event held just before the summer holidays, features everything handmade, including the hand-made train and bamboo decorations. In addition to the popular mini steam locomotive, you can enjoy a variety of games. There are also Tsutakatora Taiko, Yosakoi and Bingo tournaments, a market and food stalls, and more, making it a fun event for a wide range of ages.
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Ugata Shrine Tanabata Festival (ShimaCity)
Date: Sunday, July 7, 2024
The Tanabata Festival will be held at Ugata Shrine (the shrine where I passed), which is said to bring good luck in exams. In addition to Tanabata decorations, there will be food trucks and other stalls. There will be food booths, as well as many booths for children to enjoy! There will also be a corner where you can write on paper strips.
Mie Prefecture Tanabata Festivals & Events 2024 Edition
