Culture Sendai Tanabata 2024 Early Aug Sendai Tanabata Festival held August 6th-8th always delights visitors. The largest Tanabata event in Japan continues to grow in..
Culture Michinoku Yosakoi 2024 Early Oct The third-largest Yosakoi festival in Japan, Michinoku Yosakoi features dozens of groups all over Sendai. It's colorful, energetic..
Culture The One-Eyed Dragon, Date Masamune Elena Lisina There are numerous places in Sendai associated with the One-Eyed Dragon Date Masamune, founder of Sendai City.
Historical The Legend of Sendai Shiro Justin Velgus Sendai Shiro was a real man living in the late Edo/early Meiji era in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture. Through a series of almost ra..
10 Culture The Sendai International Center Elena Lisina The Sendai International Center is a multi-purpose building hosting all sorts of events including conventions, exhibitions, workshops..
Culture Sendai's Octopus Temple Justin Velgus The Tako Yakushi-do Temple (literally “Octopus Yakushi Hall”) is located alongside the Butai Hachiman Shrine in the Nagamachi ..
Museums Sendai City Museum Justin Velgus The Sendai City Museum was established in 1961 in order to preserve and exhibit the over 90,000 artifacts related to the Date Clan,..
Culture History & Haunting at Hirose Bridge Justin Velgus Hirose Bridge spans the Hirose River in Sendai, connecting the Kawaramachi and Nagamachi neighborhoods. The bridge is notable for..