Sendai - Tanabata Matsuri Festival

We arrived at the famous Sendai Tanabata Matsuri Festival location.

Inside the arcade...?

Actually I've been to Hiratsuka Tanabata Matsuri when I was a student.

It was at open area (that means there was no roof) and I thought Sendai would be bigger version of Hiratsuka...

But still Tanabata decoration is so colourful and nice!

BTW, what's "Tanabata"?

Here's Wiki as usual. :)

Tanabata (meaning "Evening of the seventh") is a Japanese star festival, originating from the Chinese Qixi Festival. It celebrates the meeting of the deities Orihime and Hikoboshi (represented by the stars Vega and Altair respectively). According to legend, the Milky Way separates these lovers, and they are allowed to meet only once a year on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month of the lunisolar calendar. The date of Tanabata varies by region of the country, but the first festivities begin on July 7 of the Gregorian calendar. The celebration is held at various days between July and August.

Since young we believe our wish would come true when we write it on the paper strip called "Tanzaku". :)

 ...but this festival is just to see the decoration, so we just need to walk, walk and walk...
This arcade was quite big...!

While walking we found typical Japanese festival shops..!

Gold fish catching!

 This is the fish my son caught for the first time!

But of course we cannot bring them back cuz I don't think fish can survive in the plane back to Singapore. :p

This one is Yo-yo catcher!

He brought it back but...we totally forgot to bring back to Singapore.