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Asagaya Tanabata matsuri 2007
Last night we went around for some matsuri action. First we dropped by a local matsuri where we had korean toppoki (dokboki? ddeogboggi?!), yakisoba, a [mexican] taco, and a grilled corn. It was still early evening and as we left the parade of dancers was just starting. Then we walked to Asagaya to check out the Tanabata matsuri, where each year most shops display huge hand-made decorations. There we had ika-dango from Chinese restaurant Kōya and takoyaki.
1, 2. Kitarō and Medama oyaji from "Gegege no Kitarō"
3. A meat shop famous for making meat on a bone that looks like it's out from a cartoon. If you've ever wanted that meat, this is the place!
4. Tanabata classic decorations
Asagaya's Tanabata matsuri is going on until August 8.
Larger sizes at Flickr
See also my photos from 2003 and 2006.
Posted on August 5, 2007 at 08:42 | Tweet
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I thought Tanabata was only one day in July. It's connected, right?
Posted by aurelien on August 5, 2007 at 18:57
You're very right! It's on July 7 (7/7). However only in a few places, such as Asagaya and Sendai, it's celebrated on August 8 instead. :)
Posted by Patrick on August 5, 2007 at 19:59