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 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 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 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..
Activities Akiu Night Museum 2025 Late Oct - Late Nov The annual Light up event at Tensyukaku National Park in Akiu Spa, Miyagi Prefecture, takes place the last week of October to ..
Camping & Trekking Rinnoji Buddhist Temple Sendai Justin Velgus The Rinnoji Buddhist Temple was originally constructed by the Date Clan in Fukushima, but then it was relocated to Miyagi when Sendai..
Winter Sports Ice Skating in Sendai Justin Velgus Ice Rink Sendai is an ice skating rink a ten minute bus ride from the Izumi Chuo Subway Station. It is the only ice rink in th..
Activities Driving the Tsunami-affected Areas Justin Velgus It has been three years since the Great East Japan Earthquake, but some scars are permanent. Along the coasts of Miyagi Prefec..
