Tanabata - the Star Festival
Tanabata, or the Star Festival, is celebrated on July 7 or in August (the seventh month of the Lunar calendar).

The story of Tanabata is used with permission from Takuya Ohkawa. To read the whole story, click on this link. Tanabata You could also try an activity created by Yumi Eto, the National Japanese language advisor, which is based on the story of Tanabata. Tanabata activity