Because of the new born baby panda in Ueno Zoo early of July 2012, whole Japan are so excited and this baby panda had create a lots of panda economy effects. However, the baby panda died after 6 days.
You can see alots of panda products everywhere, especially near Ueno Zoo.
This is the panda "man-tou". So cute.
And a lots of panda soft-toys everywhere near Ueno Station.
Because this is in Japan, they are celebrating it on 7-Jul (Western Calendar), but in fact Chinese celebrate it on Lunar Calendar (the 7th day of the 7th Month).
I do not know how they celebrate and what they are celebrating. Just can see these types of "lantern" everywhere on the road. This picture was taken during my lunch at Hitotsu-bashi-Gakuen in Kodaira City, Tokyo.