Katabira (Summer Kimono) with Tanabata (Vega Star Festival) Designs in Yuzen Dyeing on White Ramie Ground 帷子 白麻地七夕文様カタビラ シロアサジタナバタモンヨウ
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Tanabata, the Star Festival held on the 7th day of the 7th month, celebrates the stars Vega and Altair (the Weaving Maid and the Cowherd) being visible together in the night sky. Today, people write down their wishes and hang them from bamboo. In the Edo period (1615–1868) they hung poem slips, and women prayed for improved sewing skills.
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National Institutes for Cultural Heritage
The National Institutes for Cultural Heritage (NICH) comprise four National Museums (Tokyo National Museum, Kyoto National Museum, Nara National Museum, and Kyushu National Museum) and two National Research Institutes for Cultural Properties (Tokyo National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, and Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties), as well as the International Research Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region (IRCI) in Sakai City, for a total of seven institutions.
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June 15, 2026