My Acappella rendition of the traditional Japanese song, Tanabata-sama. Composed by Kan-ichi Shimo-osa Lyrics by Hanayo Gondoh Voice: Miguel Carvalho & Yoshie Nakayama Music & Video Production by Yoshie Nakayama Tanabata is a Japanese Star Festival celebrating the mythical meeting of two stars, Orihime and Hikoboshi. The festival is on July 7th, involves writing wishes on colorful paper strips called tanzaku and hanging them on bamboo with other decorations. It is one of Japan's five seasonal festivals and is based on a Chinese legend.