Urashima Taro in Endoji arcade

The Tanabata Festival was held at Endoji arcade. Many paper crafts are hung from the roof. This is a scene from an old folk tale of Japan, Urashima Taro. Taro was a fisherman who helped a turtle which got bullied by some children. The turtle appreciated it, and now is taking Taro to Ryugujo, a kingdom at the bottom of the ocean, to entertain him.

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