{"id":16364,"date":"2025-07-02T15:01:50","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T08:01:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/?p=16364"},"modified":"2025-11-27T13:50:53","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T06:50:53","slug":"wishes-took-flight-at-aus-japanese-star-festival-2025-become-who-you-want-to-be","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/wishes-took-flight-at-aus-japanese-star-festival-2025-become-who-you-want-to-be\/","title":{"rendered":"Wishes Took Flight at AU\u2019s Japanese Star Festival 2025: \u201cBecome Who You Want to Be\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<div id=\"gap-461279782\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-461279782 {\n  padding-top: 20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<p><strong>July 2\u20137, 2025 \u2013 Suvarnabhumi Campus, Bangkok<\/strong> \u2013 The spirit of dreams and destiny lit up <strong>CL Plaza<\/strong> during the <strong>AU Japanese Star Festival (Tanabata) 2025<\/strong>, held from <strong>July 2 to July 7<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Organized by the <strong>Japanese International Business Program<\/strong> under the <a href=\"https:\/\/arts.au.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Theodore Maria School of Arts<\/strong><\/a>, Assumption University of Thailand (AU) \u00a0this vibrant celebration invited the AU community to reflect on their hopes and aspirations through the theme: <strong>\u201cBecome Who You Want to Be.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-482837114\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-63109807\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_69599876\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Japanese-Star08.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Japanese-Star08.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Japanese-Star08-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Japanese-Star08-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_69599876 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1305054384\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1515254712\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Japanese-Star03.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Japanese-Star03.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Japanese-Star03-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Japanese-Star03-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1515254712 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<p>Inspired by the Japanese legend of <strong>Vega and Altair<\/strong>, the festival brought to life the story of two lovers who cross the Milky Way to reunite once a year \u2014 symbolizing perseverance, love, and the pursuit of dreams.<\/p>\n<p>The event featured a colorful lineup of cultural activities, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Tanzaku wish writing<\/strong>, where participants penned heartfelt hopes on paper strips and tied them to bamboo branches<\/li>\n<li><strong>Yukata try-ons<\/strong>, offering a taste of traditional summer fashion from Japan<\/li>\n<li><strong>Anime cosplay<\/strong>, allowing students to step into the worlds of their favorite characters<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The <strong>Opening Ceremony<\/strong>, held on <strong>July 2 at 10:00 AM<\/strong>, set the tone for a week filled with joy, creativity, and cross-cultural appreciation. Many came dressed in Yukata, adding authenticity and energy to the celebration.<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-372663755\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-988030616\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1626968992\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Japanese-Star01.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Japanese-Star01.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Japanese-Star01-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Japanese-Star01-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" 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