Annual Tanabata festival wishes

Annual Tanabata festival wishes

Mothers and children in Tokyo walk down the street near Hibiya Park on the day of Tanabata festival July 7, holding in traditional practice bamboo branches decorated with narrow strips of colored paper bearing their wishes. The banner reads Give us harmless pacifiers while other placards say No more PVC (polyvinyl chloride) toys.

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  • ILEA001077590
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  • 1998/7/07 00:00:00
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  • Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
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  • 1998 Kyodo News
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  • 1864 × 2457 pixel
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