Activities Jozenji Street Jazz Festival Sendai 2024 Justin Velgus Starting back in 1987 on a department store stage, the festival soon moved outdoors into the streets. Recently the growing fe...
Nightlife Sendai Oktoberfest 2024 Justin Velgus 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 Michinoku Yosakoi 2024 Laura Welch The third-largest Yosakoi festival in Japan, Michinoku Yosakoi features dozens of groups all over Sendai. It's colorful, ener...
Culture Matsushima Foliage Light Up 2024 Melissa Hill The Matsushima Foliage Light up is a unique event in Japan that gives you the chance to see an illuminated Zen Garden ablaze ...
Activities Akiu Night Museum 2024 Kana Shimoniida The annual Light up event at Tensyukaku National Park in Akiu Spa, Miyagi Prefecture, takes place the last week of October to...
Culture Sendai's Pageant of Starlight 2024 Dale A. Brown The Sendai Pageant of Starlight is one of Japan's biggest winter illumination displays. Each year from early December through...
Culture Matsushima Oyster Festival 2024-2025 Andrew Kehoe The Matsushima Oyster Festival (Kaki Matsuri) started over 40 years ago, and takes place in the peak of oyster season.
Activities Hitome Senbonzakura Festival 2025 Kim Miyagi's annual Hitome Senbonzakura Festival celebrates the beauty of 1,200 cherry trees along the Shiroishi Riverside and ...
Culture Matsushima Hiyoshi Sanno Festival 2025 Roger Smith The Hiyoshi Sanno Festival is a Shinto festival to bless a Buddhist temple. It takes place the third Sunday of April in Matsu...
Activities Tohoku Food Marathon and Festival 2025 Ashley Cox Tohoku Food Marathon and Festival-a combination of a food event and a race. It is the best of both worlds!