- 1 min read

Sendai's Tanabata Festival 2014

A visual tour of Sendai's Star Festival

Sendai's Tanabata Festival, one of Tohoku's three famous summer festivals, runs from August 6th-8th. The main attractions are the covered shopping arcades that are decorated with hundreds and hundreds of paper kushidama that hang from bamboo poles and cascade toward the ground in a swirling mess of color. Everything from anime characters to paper cranes to carefully crafted washi paper flowers decorate the streamers, which run for nearly 2 kilometers through the center of the city. The route begins just minutes from JR Sendai Station, though you'll find numerous other decorations scattered throughout the city itself.

0
3
Was this article helpful?
Help us improve the site
Give Feedback

Thank you for your support!

Your feedback has been sent.