The traditional Japanese calendar, Rokuyo, while helpful in deciding which days are appropriate for important events, also serves as a guide to determine if the day will be lucky or not.

Tanabata is held throughout Japan every year and is meant to celebrate true love, the one thing that overcomes all other adversities. The Tanabata Festival in Hiratsuka is one of Japan's most famous and largest celebrations, with thousands of people attending each year.

If you love a kind of strong flavor that makes you feel alive and awake, you will fall in love with spicy ramen. And you will find yourself, just like me, trying to discover more and more restaurants that specialize in spicy hot ramen.