Original Tanabata decorations with handwritten messages from Takeru Satoh & Ryunosuke Kamiki will be made for the Sendai Tanabata Festival!

A popular city walking mystery solving event is currently being held at the Sendai Tanabata Festival, which will be held from Sunday, August 2023, 8.
"Sendai Mystery Solving Walk: Wishes for the City"https://machi-ni-negaiwo.jp) original Tanabata decorations will be made!

The Tanabata decorations are original, handwritten messages from the two men and were made by Narumi-ya Paper Trading, a company that Takeru Satoh visited and was featured in the book "From Miyagi" (NHK Publishing), in which Takeru Satoh and Ryunosuke Kamiki cover traditional culture and the state of recovery from the earthquake in various parts of Miyagi Prefecture.

Be sure to check out the handwritten messages from the two of them filled with their wishes during this period!

■Posting period
Sendai Tanabata Festival will be held from August 8th (Sun) to August 6th (Tue)

■Posting location
Near the Sendai Station side of the Clisroad Shopping District Promotion Association

■ "A Wish for the City" produced by Takeru Satoh and Ryunosuke Kamiki
https://machi-ni-negaiwo.jp/
The event will run until Sunday, September 2023, 9.
*Please note that the following dates are excluded during the Sendai Tanabata period: August 8th (Saturday) to 5th (Tuesday) and August 8rd (Wednesday).

■What is the Sendai Tanabata Festival?
Sendai Tanabata is a traditional event that has been passed down since the time of the feudal lord Date Masamune. 
Today, it is famous throughout the country as a festival that combines the elegance of Japan's ancient star festivals with the splendor and splendor of its decorations.
The Tanabata Festival was originally an event held on July 7th of the lunar calendar and was popular throughout the country. 
In order to match the seasonal feeling, the Sendai Tanabata Festival uses the Chu-reki calendar, which is one month behind the Gregorian calendar, and is held from the current August 1th to 8th.

・Name: Sendai Tanabata Festival
・Date: August 8th to 6th every year
Location: Sendai city center and surrounding shopping streets
Event details: [Bamboo decorations] You can see Tanabata decorations from Sendai Station to Chuo-dori and Ichibancho-dori arcades. You can also see traditional simple bamboo decorations in the surrounding shopping arcades.
https://www.sendaitanabata.com/

■ "From Miyagi" (NHK Publishing)
https://www.nhk-book.co.jp/pr/book/000000818952022/index.html