Maybe because I like astronomy and it's called "Star festival", but I always loved the concept of Tanabata and wished to see it in person one day. But the little weeb I was grew up, and learned that a lot of things popular in animes/video games are actually not a thing in real Japan (accessible school rooftops for exemple) . There is a lot of references to Tanabata in pop culture, but I was wondering if it was actually a popular festival in Japan? My friend who went to Tokyo said no one celebrated it except for one street in Asakusa, and her japanese penpal didn't even know what it was. So is it only a festival popular in animes?
by Existing-Look-9501