A visitor attaches a paper strip with her wish written on it for the Star Festival or “tanabata” to a bamboo branch at a shop on a street Tuesday, June 27, 2023, in Tokyo. According to legend, deities Orihime (Vega) and her lover Hikoboshi (Altair), separated by the Milky Way, are allowed to meet only once a year on July 7. In Japan people celebrate the festival by writing wishes on strips of paper and hanging them under bamboo trees. (Photo by Eugene Hoshiko/AP Photo)
