Issue: August 2023 Photography from Rodrigo Reyes Marin A woman protects herself from the heat at the Ginza shopping district. The temperature rose to 33C in the capital.Rodrigo Reyes Marin - All Rights Reserved Tokyo Skytree is seen behind the decorations for the Tanabata festival at Kappabashidogugai Street, a shopping street near Asakusa in Tokyo. Kappabashi-dori, also known just as Kappabashi or Kitchen Town, is located between Ueno and Asakusa and is famous for supplying the restaurant industry. The annual celebration commemorates the legend of two lovers separated by the Milky Way who only meet once a year on the seventh day of the seventh month.Rodrigo Reyes Marin - All Rights Reserved Visitors enjoy a display of lanterns during the annual Mitama Festival at Yasukuni Shrine. Over 20,000 lanterns were displayed along the entrance and inside the shrine to help spirits find their way during the annual celebration for the spirits of ancestors. The festival ran until July 16.Rodrigo Reyes Marin - All Rights Reserved A foreign visitor poses for a photograph during the annual Mitama Festival at Yasukuni Shrine.Rodrigo Reyes Marin - All Rights Reserved Rodrigo Reyes is a freelance photojournalist and videographer based in Tokyo.