Many people in Japan celebrate the Tanabata Star Festival -- a tradition marked each July 7 -- by writing a wish on a thin sheet of colored paper and tying it to a bamboo branch. Zojoji Temple, which stands near the base of Tokyo Tower, holds an annual festival during which visitors write their deepest wish in the hope it will come true. Among the visitors to the temple in the days leading up to Tanabata were a woman longing to meet a man she has had a crush on for 10 years, a couple worried that the coronavirus pandemic might jeopardize their bonuses and an Australian woman who comes every year with a message for her deceased father. For 3 days, we asked people at the temple about the wishes -- ranging from the modest to the extravagant -- they penned and the stories behind them.
| Title | Document 72 Hours - Season 11 Episode 16 Tanabata Wishes at a Tokyo Temple |
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| Year | 2024 |
| Genre | Documentary |
| Country | Japan |
| Studio | NHK, NHK BS1 |
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| Alternative Titles | |
| Keyword | everyday people, life and times, soko ga shiritai |
| First Air Date | Oct 03, 2006 |
| Last Air date | Dec 06, 2024 |
| Season | 15 Season |
| Episode | 573 Episode |
| Runtime | 30:14 minutes |
| Quality | HD |
| IMDb: | 8.70/ 10 by 3.00 users |
| Popularity | 36.171 |
| Language | Japanese |
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