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Document 72 Hours S11E12 — Tanabata Wishes at a Tokyo Temple

Document 72 Hours•Season 11•Episode 12

Tanabata Wishes at a Tokyo Temple

Aug 14, 202029 min

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,

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Episode Summary

"Tanabata Wishes at a Tokyo Temple" is episode 12 of Document 72 Hours season 11. It aired on August 14, 2020.

Next: E13 · Ishikawa Nagisa Driveway: Memories on the Sandy Beach Best of Season 11