17 Culture Art Hunting Inside Sendai Station Justin Velgus Major train stations in Japan are not only filled with hustle and bustle. They are places to showcase artworks expressing the history..
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 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..
10 Festivals Aoba Festival Suzume Odori Justin Velgus The Suzume Odori, or Sparrow Dance, is a traditional dance of Sendai. Each spring 2000 dancers take to the streets to perform ..
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.
13 Gardens & Parks Shibata Sakura Festa - Riverbank Takako Sakamoto Every year in cherry blossom season, they hold the 'Shibata Sakura Festival' in Shibata town in Miyagi prefecture. Surprisingly,..
Festivals Sendai Tanabata Festival - part 2 Brian Sealey A brief article on the myth, history and culture behind Tanabata.
Culture Tricolore Music Festival 2025 Sunday - Aug 24th The Tricolore Music Festival has been held since 2004 in the central urban area of Ishinomaki City, and it has become a summ..
