Activities Sendai's Aoba Matsuri 2026 Mid May The Aoba Matsuri is Sendai's largest festival after Tanabata. A samurai procession, dancers, and various events can be enjoyed..
Activities Miyagi Prefecture Top Attractions Featured Miyagi Prefecture is a place of great natural beauty; Sendai, the capital, has often been affectionately called the “City of T..
Activities Jozenji Street Jazz Festival Sendai 2025 Sep 13th - Sep 14th Starting back in 1987 on a department store stage, the festival soon moved outdoors into the streets. Recently the growing festivities..
Activities Tohoku Food Marathon and Festival 2026 Late Apr Tohoku Food Marathon and Festival-a combination of a food event and a race. It is the best of both worlds!
Activities Hitome Senbonzakura Festival 2026 Early - Mid Apr Miyagi's annual Hitome Senbonzakura Festival celebrates the beauty of 1,200 cherry trees along the Shiroishi Riverside a..
Activities Sendai International Half Marathon 2026 Mid May Each May 10,000 runners take to the streets to participate in Sendai's International Half Marathon. The festivities are be..
Outdoors Tashirojima Cat Island Brian Takahashi Come visit a Cat Island in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. Tashirojima is the place to feed and play with cats, stay in Cat Cabins, and..
