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 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 ..
13 Festivals Shibata Sakura Festa - Castle Park Takako Sakamoto Every year in cherry blossom season, they hold the 'Shibata Sakura Festival' at the Funaoka Castle Park in Miyagi prefecture...
Culture Raijinyama: Tohoku's Largest Kofun Tomb Justin Velgus Raijinyama located in Natori City, Miyagi Prefecture is the site of the Tohoku region's largest "Kofun" style tomb. The well..
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..
Festivals Sendai Tanabata Festival Brian Sealey Sendai Tanabata is one of the biggest festivals in the Tohoku Region.
9 Historical Three Years After That Day: Yuriage Justin Velgus Yuriage an area of Natori, a 25 minute drive from JR Sendai Station. It was heavily damaged by the March 11th, 2011 earthquake..
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.