Chinese Valentine's Day; Qixi Festival
There is a small custom in Japan. They think Tanabata is the day when cowherd and weaver girl meet. Besides crops, visiting the shrine on this day will also bring good luck to love.
Tanabata is also a day of wishing. Everyone writes their wishes on bookmarks and hangs them on bamboo branches, hoping that their wishes will come true. When the breeze blows through the bamboo sticks tied to the bamboo branches, it means that the wishes are heard by the gods.
Some communities also hold festivals on this day, and it seems that summer has arrived since this day. There are large and small Chinese Valentine's Day in all parts of Japan, which are called the three Chinese Valentine's Day in Japan: Sendai, Hirazuka and Shimamiya.
The Qixi celebrations in Hiratsuka and Miyamiya started relatively late, and merged with the original Sendai City to form the three major Japanese Chinese Valentine's Day.
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It takes 10 minutes to walk from Tokyo Metro Ikumachi Line Iidabiao Station, JR East Japan General Line Idabiao Station and Du Ying Metro Idabiao Station, and you can also go to Tokyo Great God Palace at the same time.
Fireworks festival
The tradition of the Fireworks Festival was preserved during the Meiji Restoration in 1868, and it continued to be held almost every year until it was interrupted in the 1920s. In the decades after World War II, the Lany Fireworks Festival was never held again. It was not until 1978 that the traditional activity resumed and has continued to this day.
Among young men and women in Japan, fireworks display is a very important dating indicator. If the other party promises to watch fireworks with you, then the relationship must be UPUP!
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The Lany Fireworks Festival is held on the riverside lawn next to Lany in Tokyo Corner on the last Saturday of July every year. Ginza line Asakusa Station of Tokyo Metro is about 7 minutes' walk away.
The day of the ocean
Sea Day is one of the Japanese holidays formulated by 1995 and implemented in 1996. It was originally made on July 20th. After 2003, it was changed to the third Monday in July. On this day, everyone will go for a walk by the sea, and young men and women will put on swimsuits and go to the sea to play with water ~
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It takes about 65,438+0 hours and 30 minutes from Tokyo Station and 65,438+08 minutes from Kamakura. It takes about 7 minutes to walk from the main entrance of Jiangzhidao Electric Railway Kamakura University, and Slam Dunk Master goes down the stairs to the seaside.
Mountain day
Mountain Day was established in 20 14, and became a national holiday in Japan in 20 16. Narration of a day on the mountain: "I have the opportunity to get close to the mountain and thank it for its kindness." In fact, it is also a very important festival in hot summer. On this day, the Japanese will prepare a lunch for hiking and enjoy a cool moment in the mountains ~
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Get off at Gaowei Mountain Pass Station of Wang Electrostatic Railway, and take Gaowei Mountain Mountaineering Electric Railway to walk to Gaowei Mountain. It is more cost-effective to buy the preferential package of Wang Electrostatic Iron.
Meng Lan Basin Festival (Japan)
Japanese people attach great importance to Kogasawara Festival, and Kogasawara Festival has now become an important festival after New Year's Day. Enterprises and companies usually have a week's rest, which is called "three-hat rest". Many Japanese who go out to work choose to use this festival to return to China to worship their ancestors. This is the rush hour of long-distance traffic, which is a bit like Tomb-Sweeping Day. On this festival, the Japanese will prepare an offering called "Elf Horse", which symbolizes welcoming and respecting ancestors.
At this time, some traditional old streets will hold the ceremony of jumping in Kasahara, which was originally a dance ceremony for ancestors during the Kasahara Festival. Nowadays, this traditional dance ceremony is an expected festival in summer. Because the dance movements are mainly concentrated on the hands, the movements are simple, and even beginners can easily join them. There are three kinds of famous obon dances in Japan, including "Xianshang Dance" in Gifu Prefecture, "Fading Dance" in Tokushima Prefecture and "Simone Dance" in Akita Prefecture.
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Get off at Otsuka Station on Yamanote Line, and you can see the venue of Yulanben Dance.
How can we miss so many activities? Everyone must come to Japan to have a look. If you are interested, take part in some and feel the excitement of Japanese summer!