| DATE: | July 7, 2006, 14:00- | |
| PLACE: | Jishu-jinja Shrine 1 Kiyomizu, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto |
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| DIRECTION: | Bus stop at Kiyomizu-michi (city bus #100, 206) |
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| TEL: | 81-75-541-2097 | |
| ADMISSION: | Free (an entry fee is required for Kiyomizudera Temple) | |
| TEXT: | Based on the legend of the Ori-hime (Weaver Princess) and Hiko-boshi (Cowherd Star), the Tanabata festival invokes success in matchmaking and love. To participate, write your name and that of your dream partner on two paper Tanabata kokeshi dolls and tie them to a large bamboo placed in front of the main shrine. |