Misawa Tanabata Festival _ 2013

Tanabata (七夕?, meaning "Evening of the seventh") is a Japanese star festival, originating from the Chinese Qixi Festival.[1] It celebrates the meeting of the deities Orihime and Hikoboshi (represented by the stars Vega and Altair respectively). According to legend, the Milky Way separates these lovers, and they are allowed to meet only once a year on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month of the lunisolar calendar. The date of Tanabata varies by region of the country, but the first festivities begin on July 7 of the Gregorian calendar. The celebration is held at various days between July and August.

check for more info about Tanabata at HERE

It has a story about this day in korea, The day is called as'chil suk' which means 7th of July. There's a couple in somewhere in sky. their name is 'gyungwoo' and 'jikyeo'. They are in love with each other and want to meet but somehow they can't. there's only a day allowed for them to meet. that's 7th of July. the crows make a bridge for them to step on so they can meet in the middle point. It always rains on that day because they cry for happiness after they meet each other. People consider the rain early in the morning as cry for another separation for a year.

So this is a picture that I found from Japan Guide webside,
http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2283.html

It rained so much in misawa for 3 days while it had festival. Though there were not very many people walking around the town, It was fun to have something to do in misawa on weekends. My husband and I went down to the main gate area and checked what they have around here. 

bones stuck on sausages

kimchi something

chocolate on bananas

super fried sweet potatoes

one way street to max value, they covered top part due to heavy rain