The Umeda Tanabata Festival is returning to Shin Umeda City (the area around the Umeda Sky Building) until August 8. Running for its 20th year, the free-to-enjoy festival features brilliantly colourful Sendai Tanabata streamers, which can be found around the Umeda Sky Building and along the ‘Showa retro’ shopping street at Takimi Koji.
Until July 7, those who dine at restaurants along the shopping street are presented with strips of coloured paper to write their wishes on, which are then tied onto bamboo branches along the street.
A small summer festival with carnival games for children will be held at Takimi Koji on the weekend of July 4 and 5, as well as on July 7. The festival runs from 4pm to 8pm daily. In addition, from 5pm to 9pm on the same days, you can light a tealight and set it out on a pond in a bamboo boat at the Star Pocket square outdoors. Live jazz performances will also take place from 6pm on these days to further enhance the vibrant atmosphere.
