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Sendai's Pageant of Starlight 2024

Sendai's Pageant of Starlight 2024

Dec 6th - Dec 25th

The Sendai Pageant of Starlight is one of Japan's biggest winter illumination displays. Each year from early December thro..

Miyagi 7 Free Entry
Sendai International Half Marathon 2025

Sendai International Half Marathon 2025

Sunday - May 11th

Each May 10,000 runners take to the streets to participate in Sendai's International Half Marathon. The festivities are be..

Miyagi 5 Free Entry
Sendai's Aoba Matsuri 2025

Sendai's Aoba Matsuri 2025

Mid May

The Aoba Matsuri is Sendai's largest festival after Tanabata. A samurai procession, dancers, and various events can be enjoyed..

Miyagi 4 Free Entry
Sake Aquarium Night 2025

Sake Aquarium Night 2025

Late May

The Sendai Uminomori Aquarium's Sake Aquarium night has been running since 2017, and provides a way to showcase products from..

Miyagi 6 ¥5,100
Sendai Tea Ceremony Festival  2025

Sendai Tea Ceremony Festival 2025

Late May

Sendai's annual tea ceremony festival is held at Kotodai Park on the second weekend of June. 13 tea schools gather to offe..

Miyagi 3 ¥700
Tohoku Kizuna Festival 2025

Tohoku Kizuna Festival 2025

Early Jun

The Tohoku Kizuna Festival was initially created to remember the lives lost in the Great East Japan Earthquake. Now, it’s an o..

Miyagi 1 Free Entry
Sendai Tanabata Fireworks Festival 2025

Sendai Tanabata Fireworks Festival 2025

Early Aug

16,000 fireworks light up the sky over the Hirose River every August 5th evening. This is the kickoff for 3 days of Tanabata F..

Miyagi 4 Free Entry

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