Visitors watch paper strips with others' wishes written on them for the Star Festival, or “tanabata”, to a bamboo branch at Zojoji temple Friday, July 7, 2023, in Tokyo, Japan. According to legend, deities "Orihime" (Vega) and her lover “Hikoboshi” (Altair), separated by the Milky Way, are allowed to meet only once a year during this period. People celebrate the festival by writing wishes on strips of paper and hanging them under bamboo trees. (Photo by Shuji Kajiyama/AP Photo)
