A star festival in Sendai, held annually in August, features large bamboo decorations, fireworks, and traditional performances.
A Tanabata festival in Tokyo, this early August event displays large papier-mâché figures inside a covered shopping arcade.
Asagaya Station, Suginami The Fussa Tanabata Matsuri in Fussa City is a festival with large bamboo ornaments, a folk dance parade, and decoration contests.