According to legend, the Milky Way (a river of stars that crosses the sky) separates these two lovers and they are allowed to meet only once a year on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month of the lunar calendar.
The celebration is held at night and it must be a clear evening to view the stars.
In present-day Japan, people generally celebrate this day by writing wishes, sometimes in the form of poetry, on tanzaku (短冊), small pieces of paper, and hanging them on bamboo, sometimes with other decorations.
I saw some bamboo trees at Zojoji and Tanzaku swinging in the wind in this extremely hot weather.
According to meteorological data, in the last 10 years we have been able to see the Milky Way only once or twice during Tanabata.
Although we have extreme Summer heat, the rainy season is not officially over yet so there will be a low probability of a clear night.
Well, what will be the weather for Tanabata ?
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