It looks like Tanabata Festival-related events will be held in various places around Ashiya City.
7/3 Laporte East Building, Uchide Tenjinsha Shrine, and Kasuga Park added
Laporte East Building (Oharacho)
At “Laporte East Building” in front of JR Ashiya Station, an event called “Tanabata Street 2024” is being held, where visitors can write their wishes on tanzaku strips and hang them up. After the display ends, the tanzaku will apparently be dedicated to Ashiya Shrine.
Tanzaku writing period: June 22 to July 14 (Sun.)
Display period: June 22 to July 31 (Wed.)
↑The main venue, in front of the 1st-floor escalator
↑Decorations are also displayed in front of the northwest entrance on the 2nd floor
Here is the map↓
The address is 9-1 Oharacho, Ashiya City, Hyogo Prefecture.
Uchide Tenjinsha Shrine (Kasugacho)
At “Uchide Tenjinsha Shrine” near Hanshin Uchide Station, Tanabata bamboo decorations are put up in front of the main shrine every year around this time, and visitors can write wishes on tanzaku strips.
↑You can choose from seven colors of tanzaku depending on the type of wish you want to write.
↑Entrance to Uchide Tenjinsha Shrine
Here is the map↓
The address is 1-21 Kasugacho, Ashiya City, Hyogo Prefecture.
Kasuga Park (Kasugacho)
At “Kasuga Park” in Kasugacho, from 16:00 to 19:00 on July 6 (Sat.) and from 9:00 to 12:00 on July 7 (Sun.), visitors can write wishes on tanzaku strips and make origami decorations to hang up. There also seems to be a snack gift for those who try the Tanabata quiz. Those who would like one may also receive a small bamboo branch.
↑Entrance to Kasuga Park
Here is the map↓
The address is 13-17 Kasugacho, Ashiya City, Hyogo Prefecture.
Health and Welfare Center (Kuregawacho)
In the entrance hall of the “Ashiya City Health and Welfare Center” in Kuregawacho, bamboo branches and tanzaku strips will be available from June 26 to July 7, so visitors can write and hang up their wishes.
↑Entrance to the “Ashiya City Health and Welfare Center”
Here is the map↓
The address is 14-9 Kuregawacho, Ashiya City, Hyogo Prefecture.
Narihira Chibikko Hiroba (Narihiracho)
At “Narihira Chibikko Hiroba” in Narihiracho, from 13:30 to 15:30 on July 7 (Sun.), visitors can write wishes on tanzaku strips and hang them up, and there will also be drinks and snacks given out! The tanzaku are scheduled to remain on display until the 10th.
↑Entrance to “Narihira Chibikko Hiroba”
Here is the map↓
The address is 4 Narihiracho, Ashiya City, Hyogo Prefecture.
Nishikura Meeting Hall (Nishikuracho)
At Nishikura Meeting Hall in Nishikuracho, a Tanabata Festival will apparently be held from 13:00 to 15:00 on July 7 (Sun.). The first 100 visitors can write tanzaku, and there will also be a bazaar and festival stalls for 100 yen per try.
Here is the map↓
The address is 11-16 Nishikuracho, Ashiya City, Hyogo Prefecture.
Finally
We’ll keep adding more Tanabata-related events in Ashiya City as we find them! If you know of any Tanabata events in Ashiya that aren’t listed here, please let us know through the information submission form!!
