Tanabata Matsuri, Hozuki and Maiko san !

Every 7th of july takes place the " star festival " in Japan : Tanabata Matsuri (七夕 祭り).

Japanese hang nice colored cards with wishes in trees ( mostly bamboo )...

Children in happi coats dancing in the streets...

Lovely lanterns hung everywhere...

Beautiful japanese maiko girls ( anzu and fujiko ) admire 'hozuki' ( chinese lantern plants ) in Tokyo's sensoji temple, 08 july 2005. These plants are considered part of early summer's poetic scenery in Japan...