Star Festival begins in Sendai

Star Festival begins in Sendai

SENDAI, Japan - People walk through a local shopping mall decorated colorful streamers in Sendai as the annual Star Festival gets under way on Aug. 6. Some two million people are expected to visit the event which will run through Aug. 8.

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