{"id":987514912,"date":"2025-09-03T09:04:44","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T12:04:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dokidokijapan.com\/blog\/what-is-the-tanabata-festival-and-why-does-the-japanese-fall-in-love-with-it-every-july\/"},"modified":"2025-09-23T03:53:01","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T06:53:01","slug":"what-is-the-tanabata-festival-and-why-does-the-japanese-fall-in-love-with-it-every-july","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dokidokijapan.com\/en\/blog\/what-is-the-tanabata-festival-and-why-does-the-japanese-fall-in-love-with-it-every-july\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the Tanabata Festival and why does the Japanese fall in love with it every July?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-30px||-30px||false|false&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][et_pb_column _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Every July, the streets of Japan are filled with colors, decorated bamboos, and thousands of wishes written on paper. It is the Tanabata Festival, also known as the festival of the stars, one of the most magical celebrations of the Japanese summer. Believe me, if you&#8217;re ever in Japan at this time of year, experiencing Tanabata is like stepping into a romantic tale under the starry sky.  <\/p>\n<p>But where does this tradition come from? What does it mean? And why is it so special for the Japanese? In this article we are going to dive into the origin, customs and celebrations of Tanabata, so that you understand why this festival makes both locals and travelers from all over the world fall in love.   <\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_heading title=&#8221;What is the Tanabata festival or festival of the stars?&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; title_level=&#8221;h2&#8243; title_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; title_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243;][\/et_pb_heading][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Tanabata (\u4e03\u5915) literally means &#8220;the night of the seventh&#8221;. It is celebrated on the seventh day of the seventh month, according to the lunar calendar, although today most cities celebrate it in mid-July following the Gregorian calendar. <\/p>\n<p>It is a festival that mixes love, tradition and astronomy, as it is inspired by the alignment of two well-known stars: Vega and Altair, which on this date seem to approach each other in the summer sky.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond the astronomical, Tanabata is a profoundly human festival: it symbolizes the hope that wishes will be fulfilled and the possibility that dreams \u2013 no matter how impossible they may seem \u2013 will come true when they are written down and delivered to heaven.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_heading title=&#8221;Origin and meaning of the festival&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; title_level=&#8221;h3&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; title_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243;][\/et_pb_heading][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Tanabata has its origin in China, in the festival called Qi Xi, but with the arrival in Japan during the Nara period, it was mixed with Shinto and local agricultural rituals. From there, a unique celebration was born, which unites legends, spirituality and Japanese customs. <\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_heading title=&#8221;History and evolution of the Tanabata festival in Japan&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; title_level=&#8221;h2&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; title_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; title_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243;][\/et_pb_heading][et_pb_heading title=&#8221;The Legend of Orihime and Hikoboshi&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; title_level=&#8221;h3&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; title_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243;][\/et_pb_heading][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>The protagonist of the legend is Orihime (the star Vega), daughter of the god of the sky, known as a weaver who made the most beautiful fabrics. One day she met Hikoboshi (the star Altair), a humble oxherder. The two fell madly in love and married, but they put aside their obligations: Orihime neglected her loom and Hikoboshi abandoned her flocks.  <\/p>\n<p>The god, angry, separated them with the Milky Way, forbidding them to see each other again. He only gave them one day a year, the seventh day of the seventh month, to meet again if they had fulfilled their duties. <\/p>\n<p>On that night, according to tradition, the crows form a bridge over the celestial river so that lovers can cross and embrace.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_heading title=&#8221;From its origins in China&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; title_level=&#8221;h3&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; title_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243;][\/et_pb_heading][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Tanabata has roots in the People&#8217;s Republic of China, where Qi Xi is still an important holiday. There he is also linked to textile crafts and prayers to improve in trades, especially weaving. <\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_heading title=&#8221;Adaptation and development in Japan over the centuries&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; title_level=&#8221;h3&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; title_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243;][\/et_pb_heading][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>When the legend arrived in Japan in the Heian era, it was adapted to the Japanese calendar and linked to Shinto practices of asking for good harvests.<\/p>\n<p>During the Edo period, the custom of writing wishes on paper became very popular among families, and gradually spread throughout the country. After World War II, festivals such as the one in Sendai became symbols of hope and unity, especially in times of reconstruction. <\/p>\n<p>Today, Tanabata is an event that combines the spiritual, the festive and the touristy, attracting millions of visitors from all over the world.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_cta title=&#8221;Are you passionate about Japanese culture?&#8221; button_text=&#8221;Get started today with Doki Doki Japan&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; header_level=&#8221;h3&#8243; header_font=&#8221;Fredoka One||||||||&#8221; body_font_size=&#8221;15px&#8221; custom_button=&#8221;on&#8221; button_text_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; button_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; button_bg_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; button_bg_enable_color=&#8221;on&#8221; button_border_width=&#8221;0px&#8221; button_border_radius=&#8221;25px&#8221; button_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#0C71C3&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;||30px||false|false&#8221; border_radii=&#8221;on|20px|20px|20px|20px&#8221; button_url=&#8221;https:\/\/dokidokijapan.com\/en\/living-in-japan\/&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>Study Japanese with us and experience traditions such as the Tanabata festival up close.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_cta][et_pb_heading title=&#8221;Tanabata Festival Traditions and Customs&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; title_level=&#8221;h2&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; title_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; title_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221;][\/et_pb_heading][et_pb_heading title=&#8221;Wishwriting in Tanzaku&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; title_level=&#8221;h3&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; title_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243;][\/et_pb_heading][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>The most well-known tradition is to write wishes on colored papers called tanzaku. These are hung on bamboo branches, which grow tall and straight as if connecting the earth to the sky. Calligraphy is key here: writing carefully reflects respect for desire and increases its chances of being fulfilled.  <\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_heading title=&#8221;Decoration with bamboo branches&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; title_level=&#8221;h3&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; title_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243;][\/et_pb_heading][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Bamboo, present in many Japanese legends, is associated with purity and strength. That&#8217;s why it&#8217;s the perfect support for hanging wishes. <\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_heading title=&#8221;Other traditional decorations&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; title_level=&#8221;h3&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; title_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243;][\/et_pb_heading][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221;]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Paper cranes:<\/strong> Symbol of longevity and good luck.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lanterns:<\/strong> To light the way for star lovers.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Streamers (fukinagashi):<\/strong> They represent the threads woven by Orihime.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Kusudama:<\/strong> Decorative spheres that have become authentic works of art.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_heading title=&#8221;Main Regional Celebrations of Tanabata Festival Japan&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; title_level=&#8221;h2&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; title_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; title_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243;][\/et_pb_heading][et_pb_heading title=&#8221;Festival de Tanabata de Sendai&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; title_level=&#8221;h3&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; title_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243;][\/et_pb_heading][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>The most famous in all of Japan is Sendai, in the T\u014dhoku region. It originated in the Edo period, but gained special importance after World War II as a symbol of peace. Sendai is filled with gigantic fukinagashi, live music, processions, and fireworks that light up the sky as if the Milky Way descended on the city. Food stalls (yatai) offer everything from yakisoba to typical sweets such as kakig\u014dri (shaved ice).   <\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_heading title=&#8221;Other featured cities&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; title_level=&#8221;h3&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; title_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243;][\/et_pb_heading][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221;]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Hiratsuka (Kanagawa Prefecture):<\/strong> Su Tanabata is one of the largest in the Kant\u014d region, very popular among Tokyoites.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mobara (Chiba Prefecture):<\/strong> Smaller, but with a cozy atmosphere that mixes parades, music and local gastronomy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_heading title=&#8221;Importance of the festival of stars every July&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; title_level=&#8221;h2&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; title_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; title_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243;][\/et_pb_heading][et_pb_heading title=&#8221;Reasons for its annual popularity&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; title_level=&#8221;h3&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; title_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243;][\/et_pb_heading][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Tanabata is not only a romantic festival: it is also a time to reflect on wishes and hopes. Students ask to pass exams, workers want success at work, and many people write wishes related to love or health. <\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_heading title=&#8221;Its role in Japanese culture and tourism&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; title_level=&#8221;h3&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; title_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243;][\/et_pb_heading][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Tanabata has become a tourist and cultural engine. Cities such as Sendai or Tokyo receive visitors from all over Japan and abroad, making it a showcase of Japanese tradition in the middle of summer. <\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_heading title=&#8221;Traditional Tanabata Japan Festival Decorations&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; title_level=&#8221;h2&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; title_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; title_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221;][\/et_pb_heading][et_pb_heading title=&#8221;Paper banners (fukinagashi)&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; title_level=&#8221;h3&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; title_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243;][\/et_pb_heading][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; 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