Activities 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..
Culture American Day in Misawa 2024 Sunday - Jun 23rd American Day in Misawa offers a unique experience of how a foreign community chooses to celebrate it's culture out in rura..
Culture Morioka's Sansa Odori 2024 Early Aug The Morioka Sansa Odori is held every year August 1st-4th. In addition to being the world's largest taiko drum gathering, ..
Culture Goshogawara's Tachineputa Matsuri 2024 Aug 4th - Aug 8th Aomori's most famous festival may be the Nebuta festival in Aomori City, but Goshogawara also offers its own plus sized version..
Culture Hanagasa Matsuri 2024 Early Aug Hanagasa Matsuri is a dance festival which originiated in Obanazawa but is now celebrated across Yamagata every summer.
Culture Shinjo Matsuri 2024 Late Aug Shinjo, in Yamagata, hosts this annual festival in which giant floats are paraded through the city.
Nightlife Sendai Oktoberfest 2024 Early - Late Sep Sendai Oktoberfest is a German beer festival that comes to Sendai every year. Grab a drink and find your way to the beer hall ..
Culture Sendai's Pageant of Starlight 2024 Early - Late Dec The Sendai Pageant of Starlight is one of Japan's biggest winter illumination displays. Each year from early December thro..