Shishi Odori at Kurihara City 2024 Sunday - Jun 16th A Shishi Odori group comprises 8 dancers, with the leader at the center. Each performer is also a musician, holding a drum at waist..
Culture Summer Gagaku Performance in Sendai 2024 Aug 12th - Aug 13th In mid-August, Osaki Hachiman Shrine in Sendai hosts a program which includes performances of Gagaku music and Kagura dance, ..
Shopping Misawa Air Show 2024 Mid Sep View fighter jets in elegant aerial displays from the American Air Force base in Northern Japan.
Culture Morioka Autumn Festival 2024 Mid Sep Each year in September, the streets of Morioka come alive to celebrate the arrival of Autumn. The Morioka Aki Matsuri of the Morioka..
Culture Michinoku Yosakoi 2024 Early Oct The third-largest Yosakoi festival in Japan, Michinoku Yosakoi features dozens of groups all over Sendai. It's colorful, energetic..
Culture Ishidan Marathon at Mount Haguro 2024 Late Oct The Ishidan Marathon is an event held in Haguro that takes runners to the summit of Mount Haguro.
Nightlife Tanabu Festival 2024 Aug 18th - Aug 20th Tanabu Festival is a centuries old celebration of the end of summer involving colorful lights, massive moving shrines, dancers..
Activities Jozenji Street Jazz Festival Sendai 2024 Early - Mid Sep Starting back in 1987 on a department store stage, the festival soon moved outdoors into the streets. Recently the growing festivities..