Things to do in Tohoku Page 4

• Age 6～Age 91
• 3～4 hours
• 09:10 / 12:10 / 13:10 / 15:10

[Akita / Noshiro City] Sacred place pilgrimage tour Walk around Noshiro and the high school that is said to be the model for Slam Dunk's Sanno Technical High School 09:30 / 12:10 / 15:10 Meet at Noshiro Station Tour according to the practice time schedule of Noshiro Science and Technology High School We are holding a The meeting time and location will be adjusted according to your schedule. Please contact us. (If you are unable to observe practice at Noshiro Science and Technology High School, you will only be able to observe the exterior and monuments.) The following is the practice schedule for March. https://nst-h.school/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/cf6ff4a79e8e9197ba4e857f9f58bae1.pdf Enjoy Noshiro, the “city of basketball”! Slam Dunk Holy Land Pilgrimage Tour Noshiro Technical High School (currently Noshiro Science and Technology High School) is said to be the model for Sanno Technical High School that appears in "THE FIRST SLAM DUNK", and you can feel basketball everywhere in the city. There is a wide range of landscapes to enjoy. Both Japanese and overseas participants are welcome to participate. ★Meet at Noshiro Station: 15:10 Course 15:10-15:15 Start walking from Noshiro Station towards Noshiro Basketball Museum 16:00-16:10 Start walking towards Akita Prefectural Noshiro Science and Technology High School 16:10 ~17:00 Tour of high school facilities 17:00~17:10 Return to Noshiro Basketball Museum and dismiss ★Meeting at Noshiro Station: 09:10 Course 09:10~09:30 Start walking from Noshiro Station towards Noshiro Basketball Museum09 :40-09:50 Start walking towards Akita Prefectural Noshiro Science and Technology High School 09:50-12:00 Tour of high school facilities 12:30 Return to Noshiro Basketball Museum and dismiss ★Meet at Noshiro Station: 12:10 course 12:10 ～12:15 Start walking from Noshiro Station towards Noshiro Basketball Museum 13:00～13:10 Start walking towards Akita Prefectural Noshiro Science and Technology High School 13:10～15:00 Tour of high school facilities 15:00～ 15:10 Return to Noshiro Basketball Museum and disperse *Souvenirs will be provided for participants. 15:10 It is convenient to take the JR Rapid Resort Shirakami No. 5 bound for Aomori, arriving at Noshiro Station at 15:03. 09:10 Noshiro Station meeting course JR Rapid Resort Shirakami No. 1 bound for Aomori 09:03 arrival is convenient. It is convenient to take the 12:10 Noshiro Station meeting course on the JR Rapid Resort Shirakami Line 3 bound for Aomori, arriving at 11:59. (Please arrange your own transportation to Noshiro Station.) *Information will be provided in Japanese.

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• Age 13～Age 70
• 2～3 hours
• 09:00 / 14:15

Speaking of river activities, rafting is a popular outdoor sport where you row down a natural river in an 8-person rubber boat. Each boat is accompanied by a guide who will support you and steer the boat to the goal. ☆Rustica's standard rafting course uses the Isawa River course in Oshu City, Iwate Prefecture, where you can enjoy rapids even in summer, which is rare in eastern Japan where the water level of many rivers drops in summer. It is equivalent to other companies' long courses. It's exciting and thrilling, let's row down the rapids while being covered in clean, cool water! ☆Rustica's rafting tour is all-inclusive! [Free photo data] We will give you free photo data taken by the guide and photographer during the tour. [Full free rental equipment] We will lend you a full range of equipment that has been cleaned and dried, so you can enjoy playing in the water comfortably from spring to autumn, for free. Let's have fun to the fullest in the nature of Tohoku!

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• For Groups

• Age 18～Age 100
• 1～2 hours
• 09:00 / 20:00

For cat lovers, this is an online experience for cat lovers to travel around Tashirojima, which has more cats than people. The online-tours of "" Cat "" island, by the Cat lover, for the Cat lovers !! "Tashirojima" in Ishimaki City, Miyagi Prefecture is famous as a remote island with more cats than the number of inhabitants. There is also a shrine where cats are enshrined, and it is an island where cats have been cherished. Travel online on Tashirojima, which is irresistible for cat lovers! We will guide you with photos and videos along with convenient access information from Sendai Station and travel deals. Why don't you feel like traveling around Tashirojima while being healed by a free-spirited cat?

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• Age 6～Age 80
• 2～3 hours
• 09:30 / 13:30 / 17:00

A new nature experience has been born in Lake Towada, a land of forests and lakes. Rumbling on the lake allows you to walk smoothly on the water. Get on a paddle board and let yourself be carried away by nature, and you will feel that you are a part of nature. Why not try to discover the undiscovered Lake Towada that can only be discovered by stand-up paddle boarding (SUP)? Enjoy the changes in nature and have fun with a guide in all seasons and at all times.

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• For Groups

• Age 20～Age 100
• 2～3 hours

Sendai Izawaya Yuka Izawa, who has been involved in exporting Katsuyama Sake Brewery overseas, will serve as the host and guide guests to a sake pairing experience in Katsuyama. We can respond in Japanese, English, and Chinese. You can take home a Katsuyama high-quality sake set (contents vary depending on the course) as a souvenir. *If you would like to make a reservation for a large number of people, please contact us separately.

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• For Groups

• Age 20～Age 100
• 2～3 hours

Sendai Izawaya Yuka Izawa, who has been involved in exporting Katsuyama Sake Brewery overseas, will serve as the host and guide guests to a sake pairing experience in Katsuyama. We can respond in Japanese, English, and Chinese. You can take home a Katsuyama high-quality sake set (contents vary depending on the course) as a souvenir. *If you would like to make a reservation for a large number of people, please contact us separately.

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• For Groups

• Age 6～Age 80
• 1～2 hours
• 06:00

Odate City, Akita Prefecture, which is the center of the northern Tohoku region, has a rich food culture. Why do not you visit the seasonal ingredients at the public market that handles vegetables and fish at the same time, which is the only one in the north of Akita prefecture that supports the food culture? There are many spots to enjoy such as the powerful local vegetable auction and the fresh fish caught from the local Akita sea. Get up a little early, come to the market instead of exercising early in the morning, eat delicious breakfast, and enjoy Odate even more! * Because it is a public market, general people cannot shop. note that.

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• For Groups

• Age 10～Age 70
• 1～2 hours
• 11:45

Speaking of river activities, rafting is a popular outdoor sport where you row down a natural river in an 8-person rubber boat. Each boat is accompanied by a guide who will support you and steer the boat to the goal. ☆The light course shortens the latter half of the active course. The time is slightly shorter while maintaining the atmosphere of the rapids. It has been arranged to reduce risk and make it enjoyable for a wide range of ages. It is more affordable than the active course. ☆Rustica's rafting light course uses the course of the Isawa River in Oshu City, Iwate Prefecture, where you can enjoy rapids even in summer, which is rare in eastern Japan where the water level of many rivers drops in summer. Enjoy exciting and thrilling rapids while rowing down the rapids while being covered in clean, cool water! ☆Rustica's rafting tour is all-inclusive! [Free photo data] We will give you free photo data taken by the guide and photographer during the tour. [Full free rental equipment] We will lend you a full range of equipment that has been cleaned and dried, so you can enjoy water activities comfortably from spring to autumn, free of charge. Have fun in the Tohoku countryside!

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• For Groups

• Age 10～Age 80
• 2～3 hours
• 10:00

[Absolute value! ] Talk directly to the director and craftsmen, and you can also enter the specially open area of the unpublished site of Tatechineta! ! One of the best summer festivals in Japan [Tachinataketa] The summer festival period is only 5 days from August 4th to 8th. [taste the excitement Year held a Neputa in us]. A very satisfying tour where you can infiltrate from the scenery of the festival to the production site that can only be entered by tour.

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• In Door Activity
• For Groups

• Age 10～Age 80
• 1～2 hours
• 18:00

Tsugaru Soul Tsugaru Shamisen Lesson Experience! ! The Tsugaru Shamisen plays the soul of the snowy Aomori Prefecture Tsugaru area. Utilizing Tsugaru Shamisen professional performer Kenichi Nagamine, who has a reputation for the odorous performance of Tsugaru, and the experience of accepting overseas young artists, it will be realized by tie-up with Tsugaru Shamisen practice individual lesson and local tour guide who held a concert Tsugaru shamisen private lesson.

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• Age 0～Age 100
• Over 6 hours on the day
• 10:30

A special tour where you can enjoy the biennial "Reborn-Art Festival" even outside the festival period! Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture is an area that was strongly affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake. In this region, in the wake of the earthquake, the Reborn-Art Festival, a comprehensive festival of contemporary art, food, and music, was born. This festival brings together creators from all over the world to create art, pop-up restaurants, live music, and more. Artists convey Ishinomaki's rich nature and traditions, and the wisdom of its people, including the beautiful nature and scenery of Sanriku Fukko National Park, the rich food culture that grows off the coast of Mt. Kinka, one of the world's three largest fishing grounds, and the remains of the Great East Japan Earthquake. Through the cooperation of , we have created high-level experiential content from creative angles and new perspectives. ～Experience schedule～ [10:30] Gather and travel by jumbo taxi [11:50] Fishing experience (Momonoura Port) [12:50] Cooking experience (Momonoura Village) [14:00] Special lunch (Momonoura Village) [15:00] Rest/walk around the area [16:00] Travel by jumbo taxi [17:30] Disband

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• For Family

• Age 6～Age 90
• 1～2 hours

"Kiritampo" (mashed rice skewers) is famous as a specialty of Akita prefecture, but its place of "origin" is actually Odate city! Odate is Japan's No. 1 production area of Hinai chicken, which is a must-have essential ingredient for the authentic kiritampo hotpot. The culture of having kiritampo hotpot at home or celebration events has been rooted here still in Odate. You can enjoy the authentic taste using the delicious Hinai chicken with rich flavor and its umami soup. The local friendly ladies and grannies will teach you how to make kiritampo. The taste of kiritampo that you made by yourselves will surely be great. How about spend a warm time with the locals while enjoying the kiritampo hotpot? 【Contents】 Making miso tampo + kiritampo hotpot + A side dish + dessert!

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• Recommendation for Foreigner
• In Door Activity
• For Groups

• Age 3～Age 100
• 1～2 hours

It is a plan to make a shape with clay using a technique called "hand shake" and attach a picture with four colors of black, blue, red and green. It is very easy to make even for beginners, as it is shaped by hand. If you're a beginner but want to do pottery, this is a recommended plan.

• For Rainy Days
• For Groups

• Age 0～Age 100
• Over 6 hours on the day
• 10:30

A special tour where you can enjoy the biennial "Reborn-Art Festival" even outside the festival period! Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture is an area that was strongly affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake. In this region, in the wake of the earthquake, the Reborn-Art Festival, a comprehensive festival of contemporary art, food, and music, was born. This festival brings together creators from all over the world to create art, pop-up restaurants, live music, and more. Artists convey Ishinomaki's rich nature and traditions, and the wisdom of its people, including the beautiful nature and scenery of Sanriku Fukko National Park, the rich food culture that grows off the coast of Mt. Kinka, one of the world's three largest fishing grounds, and the remains of the Great East Japan Earthquake. Through the cooperation of , we have created high-level experiential content from creative angles and new perspectives. ~Experience schedule~ [10:30] Gather, travel by jumbo taxi [11:30] Lunch [12:30] Earthquake disaster folklore experience (Ishinomaki Minamihama Tsunami Reconstruction Memorial Park, Earthquake Ruins Kadowaki Elementary School) [14:40] Kawamata Admire Ishinomaki Tower [15:10] Transfer by jumbo taxi [16:10] Disband

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• Age 10～Age 90
• 1～2 hours
• 10:00 / 13:00 / 15:00 / 17:00 / 19:10 / 21:00

[Botanical candle experience] Let's create the only botanical candle in the world with your favorite flower material ♪ [Explanation of experience plan] Choose your favorite flower and enjoy the botanical candle experience! Preserved flowers are available for the limited plan. Atelier Patio is a flower design school located in the center of Sendai, the city of forests. We have a variety of courses from those who want to enjoy flowers as a hobby to those who aim to become professionals, centering on preserved flowers.

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• In Door Activity

• Age 6～Age 99
• 1 Day or more
• 18:00

This is a two-day, one-night program to gain invisible spiritual richness and a healthy body at Jion, the foremost prayer temple in Tohoku. Hayama, once counted as one of the three mountains of Dewa with three temples and 48 monks, and Jionji, the foremost prayer temple in Tohoku, a nationally designated historic site with a history of about 1,300 years, is a two-day, one-night program to gain invisible spiritual richness and a healthy body by experiencing spiritual culture with your body and mind. The program for experiencing spiritual culture includes a conversation with the head priest of Jionji, a viewing of the prayer dance and Jionji Bugaku, a nationally designated important intangible folk cultural property, and trekking in Hayama, which was once a Shugendo path. The meals served during the program are modern health foods based on the recipes of shojin ryori (traditional Japanese vegetarian cuisine) that have been handed down at Jionji since ancient times. When you finish this special program, which is not usually offered at the historic Jionji Temple in Hayama, which stands in the midst of majestic nature, you will feel spiritual richness and health that you cannot get anywhere else. (Day 1) 11:00 Meet at Yamagata Station 11:00 12:00 Travel from Yamagata to Fukuyoshi Ryokan by minibus 12:00 12:20 Arrive at Fukuyoshi, check-in, explanation of the facilities 12:20 12:40 Change into training clothes 12:40 12:50 Explanation of shojin ryori (traditional Buddhist cuisine) 12:50 13:40 Shojin ryori (traditional Buddhist cuisine) lunch 13:40 14:00 Travel from Fukuyoshi to Jionji Temple by minibus 14:00 Arrive at Jionji Temple (meet at the first parking lot) 14:05 14:15 Explanation of Jionji Temple from the head priest at the temple gate (focusing on the unique feature of Jionji Temple as a temple of prayer) 14:15 15:00 Tour and stroll around the Jionji Temple grounds (with guide) 15:00 16:00 Jogyo-Zanmai (training experience) at Amida-do Hall 16:00 17:00 "Bugaku experience at Jion-ji Temple Office *Participants will be instructed on the touching part of the dance, including the experience of wearing armor" 17:10 17:30 Travel from Jion-ji Temple to Fukuyoshi by special minibus 17:30 Arrive at Fukuyoshi, change into secular clothes (plain clothes), take a break 18:00 20:10 "Bar hopping tour ① Akahoppe (90 minutes) ② Sagae Snack (40 minutes) 20:30 Arrive at Fukuyoshi, take a bath, go to sleep (Day 2) 5:30 Wake up (Please come to the dining venue dressed in training clothes and ready to go) 6:00 6:50 Vegetarian breakfast at Fukuyoshi 6:55 Depart from Fukuyoshi 6:55 7:15 Travel from Fukuyoshi to Jionji Temple by special minibus 7:15 8:00 Experience copying sutras at Kazo-in Temple 8:00 8:20 Explanation of today's Shugendo path and prayer 8:20 8:30 Travel from Jionji Temple to the trailhead by special minibus 8:30 11:30 Trekking on the Shugendo path with a mountain ascetic

• Age 3～Age 90
• 1～2 hours
• 10:00 / 11:00 / 12:00 / 13:00 / 14:00 / 15:00 / 16:00 / 17:00

Snow is fun! Experience making mini kamakura with high-quality snow in Yokote! You can also play in the snow if you wish. Anyone, such as families with children or those who want to experience the snow, can participate. Kamakura, a winter tradition in Akita Prefecture. In Yokote, as a small New Year's event to worship the water god, the "Yokote Snow Festival" is held on February 15th and 16th every year with a history of about 450 years, and there are about 100 kamakura with a height of about 3m throughout the city. It is famous for being made. In addition, about 2,000 "mini kamakura" are made by local people and children every year at the Yokote Minami Elementary School playground and the venue of Janosakigawara, and candles are lit inside at night. Let's make only one original mini kamakura in the world with the snow on the side of the heavy snowfall area, which is the home of such kamakura. After making a mini kamakura, take a hot drink with a hot drink. I will light a candle in the evening on the mini kamakura I made. Participants will also receive a "lighting corps" candle (with a case) and Yokote sweets!

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• Age 10～Age 60
• 3～4 hours
• 09:00

At Ryusenji Temple, you can experience the traditional Japanese culture of Urasenke matcha tea ceremony. You can rent a kimono and try wearing it. You can drink matcha and try making it yourself. At the end, there will be a 15-minute talk on Buddhism in English. ~Experience flow~9:00 Kimono Choose a kimono, put it on, and take a photo. 11:00 Matcha experience Urasenke matcha experience, performed in seiza. 11:45 Sermon You can listen to a Buddhist monk's talk. ~12:00 Question response We will answer any questions you may have or would like to ask.

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• In Door Activity

• Age 6～Age 80
• Over 6 hours on the day
• 06:00

*Reservations will open as soon as Lake Hibara freezes over!!! Enjoy ice fishing for smelt in a private hut (^O^) Toilets are also available! Beginners are welcome! You can participate empty-handed!!! As it is a private hut, you will not be sharing with other guests! Enjoy with your family and friends! There is a stove in the hut, so you can experience the experience in a warm room (^^♪ You can take home all the smelt you catch. *We do not provide a service to deep fry them on the spot. *Cooking with your own cooking utensils is also not allowed. [Plan Outline] ■ <<In front of the BACSS sign along the prefectural road>> Meet at 6:00 ■ You will be taken to the private hut by a gondola connected to a snowmobile (first-timers will receive a lecture on how to use the rental fishing rod!) ■ Enjoy smelt fishing ■ Please be ready to go home by 2:45 pm and wait for us ■ Meet at 3:00 pm We will take you to the location. *If you would like to finish before 3pm, please let a staff member know. [Eligibility] Maximum of 6 people per hut *For 6 people, only 1 fishing rod is allowed. [Required Items] ■Full set of fishing gear ■Fishing license (700 yen for high school students and above) *Please prepare your fishing license in advance. [Rental Equipment] ■Electric reel (1) ■1 bag of bait ■2 tackles *Full rental set 3000 yen including tax (please pay in cash on the day). [Clothing] ■Please wear snowwear or warm clothing. (You will be taken to the hut by gondola.) ■Please wear snow boots or boots. (Please refrain from wearing sneakers or heels.)

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• Age 10～Age 90
• 1～2 hours
• 10:00 / 13:00 / 15:00 / 17:00 / 19:10 / 21:00

[Botanical candle experience] Let's create the only botanical candle in the world with your favorite flower material ♪ [Explanation of experience plan] Choose your favorite flower and enjoy the botanical candle experience! Preserved flowers are available for the limited plan. Atelier Patio is a flower design school located in the center of Sendai, the city of forests. We have a variety of courses from those who want to enjoy flowers as a hobby to those who aim to become professionals, centering on preserved flowers.

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• In Door Activity

• Age 1～Age 90
• 2～3 hours
• 17:30 / 18:00

The Sanriku Fireworks Festival is held twice a year in Rikuzentakata City. More than 10,000 fireworks will be launched on the day. Why don't you make that special fireworks with a special seat and a special meal an amazing night? On the day of the event, we will team up with Salon de Royale, who has won an award at Salon de Chocolat, for one night only to take customers to a mysterious world. You can sit in your seat and enjoy the spectacular Sanriku Fireworks Festival in a calm atmosphere. For your meal, enjoy a sushi set made by a sushi chef from Rikuzentakata City. No matter which part you cut, it is the highest quality. We are also securing the parking lot that is concerned about on the day.

• For Groups

• Age 10～Age 100
• Within 1 hour
• 10:00 / 13:30

Using daikon radish, carrots, and cucumbers, carve them into leaves and other shapes, put them in a bottle, pickle them, and bring them home.

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• In Door Activity

• Age 10～Age 100
• Within 1 hour
• 10:00 / 13:30

We will engrave the design on the soap. It's a traditional Thai craft, but you can enjoy it casually ♪ There are designs that even children can easily do!

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• In Door Activity

• Age 10～Age 100
• Within 1 hour
• 10:00 / 13:30

Miyagi tourism PR character "Musubimaru" & gold leaf of Wakuya Town! You can create your own herbarium ballpoint pen♪You can take your work home with you when it's finished! How about a souvenir or gift from Miyagi sightseeing? ?

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• In Door Activity

• Age 10～Age 100
• 1～2 hours
• 10:00 / 13:30

Why don't you enjoy making "Flower Jelly", a decorated sweet that originated in Peru, South America?

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• In Door Activity

• Age 10～Age 100
• Within 1 hour
• 11:00 / 13:30 / 16:00

Experience making a herbarium ballpoint pen with gold leaf in Wakuya Town ♪ You can make it with Tanabata Japanese paper, oyster shells, fossils, etc. in addition to flowers! Herbarium, also called botanical bottling, is a botanical specimen bottled with a special liquid. Sendai Tanabata Japanese paper and Matsushima oyster shells can also be used. The plant stays fresh for a long time, making it a fashionable item that is rapidly gaining popularity.

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• In Door Activity

• Age 5～Age 80
• Within 1 hour
• 10:00 / 13:30 / 19:00

Herbarium, also called botanical bottling, is a botanical specimen bottled with a special liquid. Miyagi tourism PR character "Musubimaru" & Sendai Tanabata Japanese paper, Matsushima oyster shell can also be made. The plant stays fresh for a long time, making it a stylish item that is rapidly gaining popularity♪You can take your work home with you when it's finished! How about a souvenir or gift from Miyagi sightseeing? ?

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• In Door Activity

• Age 6～Age 100
• Within 1 hour /1～2 hours
• 10:00 / 13:30 / 19:00

We will make accessories by reusing the washi paper used in the Sendai Tanabata festival. I would be happy if you could know the culture of Tanabata through the experience.

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• In Door Activity
• For Groups

• Age 6～Age 100
• 1～2 hours
• 10:00 / 13:30 / 19:00

It is a new art that stacks Sendai Tanabata Japanese paper and origami on a mold of Miyagi Prefecture design. The windsock part that was actually used for the Sendai Tanabata Festival is reused. Since the mold is cut, even children can easily make it.

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• In Door Activity

• Age 6～Age 100
• 1～2 hours
• 10:00 / 13:30 / 19:00

Choose from fox or cat. I will draw using my favorite painting materials. Feel free to make your own by pasting Japanese paper or stickers on the streamers that were actually used in the Sendai Tanabata Festival. If you are not good at drawing, even small children can easily do it.

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