Shonan Hiratsuka Tanabata Festival 2009

Tanabata (七夕, tanabata, meaning "Evening of the seventh") is a Japanese star festival, derived from the Chinese star festival, Qi Xi (七夕 "The Night of Sevens")．

Tanabata is a Japanese tradition wherein people write their wishes on tanzaku papers (colorful, small strips of papers) and hang them on bamboo branches. People also decorate bamboo branches with various kinds of paper decorations and place them outside their houses. The most common tanabata decorations are colorful streamers. Streamers are said to symbolize the weaving of threads. Other tanabata decorations are toami (casting net), which means good luck for fishing and farming and kinchaku (hand bag), which means wealth.

Hari Sabtu lepas, kami pergi Tanabata Matsuri di Shonan Hiratsuka. Sebenarnya takde rancangan pun nak gi maner, sempena ada tanabata festival ni, saje je gi la jalan2. Ada bagitau family2 dari yokohama dai pasal tanabata ni, so family kak maaz dan kak ita dari Yokohama Dai ada join sekali. Kami pernah pergi tanabata ni 2 tahun lepas.

Tanabata festival yang terkenal adalah di Sendai. Ayah aina dulu duduk Sendai, ayah aina cerita kat sana lagi besar dan meriah. Pukul 9 pg, kami bertolak dari rumah dan seperti biasa park kereta kat Conan Home Centre. Ambil densha kat Hoshikawa Eki, Sotetsu Line ke Yokohama Eki. Kemudian tukar JR Tokkaido Line ke Hiratsuka, lebih kurang 6 eki je dari Yokohama eki tu, hanya 570yen, dalam 30minit dah sampai. Sampai awal gak la, takde la ramai sgt orangye cam 2 thn lepas tu..cuaca pun tkde la panas sgt...

Gorgeous, colorful bamboo decorations will be hung throughout Hiratsuka. At night the decorations are lit up, creating a romantic atmosphere. Approximately 3,000 decorations will be displayed within the city, about 500 of them in the central part of town. At Shonan Star Mall, the main event venue, 90 beautiful decorations will be available to view. Some decorations are as large as 10 meters, and many feature popular sports figures, animals, and characters. A parade will be held every day while the decorations are hung.
Location: Central shopping district in Hiratsuka-City.

Jom layan gambar2 kat sana..


Cumelkan gambar di bawah ini..Ini adalah pisang yang dicelup ngan coklat dan dihias. Antara makanan yang sentiasa ada dijual di mane2 festival kat jepun ni..hihi





Banyak abik gambar, tapi tak larat la nak upload.huhu..Pastu, kami singgah kat Rinko Park untuk solat, makan sat, dan rehat2 tepi laut. Dari Yokohama eki, tukar Negishi Line ke Sakuragichou Eki, then jalan kaki la ke Rinko Park tu. Dlu pernah lepak2 kat sini gak selepas ayah aina solat jumaat.hihi..Pas solat asar, kami balik ke yokohama eki naik dari Minato Mirae eki, Minato Mirae Line pulak.

Kemudian kami join main badminton, balik dah 9++ malam. Penatt oo. tak larat rase ye..hahahaha.. Balik2, mandi, sambil layan movie masak spageti je utk dinner..hahahaha..tak larat dah..Dan lepak2 sat, pkui 12+ titonn..