The Tanabata Matsuri (Festival of the Weaver Star) takes place July 7 or August 7, depending on if you follow the Western calendar or the Lunar calendar.
Japan follows the Western one, but still many areas stick to the traditional date.
This is one of the major festivals of the year.
http://gojapan.about.com/cs/japanesefes ... nabata.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanabata
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lD_r2jO6Qrg
The UY story Runaways took place during the Tanabata Matsuri in Sendai.
Happy Tanabata
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