Culture Miyagi Museum of Art Peter Sidell In Sendai in northern Japan's Miyagi prefecture, the Miyagi Museum of Art is what it sounds like, an impressive museum that's home to a range of interesting
Festivals Umeda Tanabata Festival 2025 Jun 1st - Aug 8th The Umeda Tanabata Festival showcases a variety of decorations on loan from the well-known Sendai Tanabata Festival in Miyagi Prefecture.
Culture Fudo Myo Elena Lisina One famous story about the founder of Sendai, Date Masamune, is associated... In Sendai, next to the famous Osaka Hachimangu Temple, lies Ryuhoji Temple
Temples & Shrines Sakura in Shiogama Brandon Virgo line towards Kogota or the Sensiki line going to Higashishiogama from Sendai... It’s a small fishing city along the coast of Sendai and very close to Matsushima
Culture Hachiman Shrines Elena Lisina Among the most old and famous of them are Usa-jingu in Oita, Omiya Hachiman in Tokyo, Tsurugaoka Hachimangu in Kamakura, and Osaki Hachimangu in Sendai
Culture Kannon: the Goddess of Mercy Elena Lisina The most impressive Kannon statue that I’ve come across is the Sendai Daikannon... Sendai Daikannon is not just a statue - the interior has many sacred relics
Culture What the Statues Say in Japan Elena Lisina Sendai Dai-kannon The statue of Sendai Daikannon in Sendai depicts the... which refers to the 'Kannon, fulfilling desires.' Sekai-heiwa
Culture Joeizan Kessan-ji Temple, Miyagi Justin Velgus Kujuro was a mentor and general for Date Masamune, founder of Sendai City... clan managed Shiroishi Castle, defending the Date clan’s stronghold of Sendai