Culture Pottery at the Sendai City Museum Elena Lisina The permanent exhibition at Sendai City Museum features ancient pottery as well as more recent tsutsumi-yaki style. Along with pottery,..
Culture “Pictures of Hope" in Tohoku Yuri Sasano The exhibition ''Pictures of Hope” exhibition displays about 420 pictures drawn by the children from disaster-hit area..
Culture Yajiro Kokeshi Village and Museum Justin Velgus Close to the now world famous "Fox Village" is the Yajiro Kokeshi Museum in Shiroishi, Miyagi Prefecture. Free admission and option..
Anime & Manga Kikuya Manga and Book Store Laura Welch Predominantly a manga (Japanese comic book) store, Kikuya has more to offer with DVDs, CDs, merchandise and a wig shop. But the..
Culture My Favorite Cities of Japan: Sendai Elena Lisina I liked everything in Sendai - its size, greenery, historical sites and Shinto shrines. Most of all, I liked the friendly and helpful..
Festivals Dontosai: The Half Naked Pilgrimage Claire Northall Enjoy a unique, authentic and naked Japanese experience at this centuries old festival in Sendai.
Historical Doi Bansui's House Justin Velgus Doi Bansui was one Sendai's greatest literature figures. Students rebuilt his house after it was destroyed in WWII. Some o..
11 Historical Osaki Hachimangu Eitetsu Terakado One of the oldest and most recognizable buildings in Sendai, built in 1607 by the order of Date Masamune. This is the oldest Azuchi-Momoyama-style..