[Japan trip] Asagaya Tanabata Festival + Ryogoku, home for Sumo Wrestlers
It was the summer season when I visited Japan in August, and the sun shone for 18 hours a day. Most eatery places serve complimentary ice-cold ocha. During summer, one of the most well-known and loved festivals is the Tanabata Festival . It's normally held between the 6th to 10th August. The biggest feature of the festival is the spectacular decorations which are made entirely from washi (style of paper which was first made in Japan) traditional Japanese paper. I visited Asagaya, where the Tanabata Festival was held, and it is one of the many districts located in the centre of Tokyo. The whole shopping district was filled with traditional Tanabata decorations and many shops and stalls serve delicious festival food too. When I arrived, the whole area was decorated by dozen amazing paper made figures that ranged from popular cartoon to anime charac...