1-1 Ohara, Hiratsuka 254-0074 Kanagawa Prefecture

790 Manda, Hiratsuka 254-0913 Kanagawa Prefecture

1-6 Sengencho, Hiratsuka 254-0041 Kanagawa Prefecture

10-1 Amanuma, Hiratsuka 254-0031 Kanagawa Prefecture

Hiratsuka Kanagawa Prefecture

496-1 Teradanawa, Hiratsuka 259-1215 Kanagawa Prefecture

Oisocho, Hiratsuka 254-0913 Kanagawa Prefecture

1-1 OIhara, Hiratsuka 254-0074 Kanagawa Prefecture

1-3-3 Nishiyawata, Hiratsuka 254-0073 Kanagawa Prefecture

1-1 Takaracho, Hiratsuka 254-0034 Kanagawa Prefecture

North Exit Shopping Street, Hiratsuka Station, Hiratsuka Kanagawa Prefecture

A Tanabata Festival held annually in early July in Hiratsuka City, Kanagawa Prefecture. At the event, roughly 3,000 large bamboo ornaments are placed throughout the city of Hiratsuka, with over 80 concentrated at the Shonan Star Mall (formerly Tokaido Boulevard). In recent years, there have been ornate illuminations that light up the nights as well. Using the "Sendai Hanabata Festival" as a model, the "Shonan Hiratsuka Hanabata Festival" was started in 1951 to promote businesses in Hiratsuka after the city was devastated during World War II.

1-1 Sengencho, Hiratsuka 254-0041 Kanagawa Prefecture

3-50 Ohara, Hiratsuka 254-0074 Kanagawa Prefecture

34-1 Takahamadai, Hiratsuka 254-0805 Kanagawa Prefecture

246-1 Nakado, Hiratsuka 254-0026 Kanagawa Prefecture