"True love stories never have endings," American writer Richard Bach once said, and no other words could ever describe the essence of Tanabata, one of Japan's most beautiful summer festivals. A ...

When Shakespeare coined the phrase "star-crossed lovers", he was thinking astrology. But his phrase could equally have applied to the principal characters in the ancient Chinese legend of the weaver ...

There’s something about the summer heat, endless sunshine and long holidays thatmakes summer a season everyone looks forward to. In Japan, summer is also a seasonfor festivities, bringing together ...

Looking to wish upon a star? Saratoga’s Hakone Estate and Gardens welcomes all to the traditional Japanese love celebration called Tanabata. “Tanabata is based on a romantic story of two lovers ...

AMONG the many charming festivals celebrated by Old Japan, the most romantic was the festival of TanabataSama, the Weaving-Lady of the Milky Way. In the chief cities her holiday is now little observed ...