Activities Sendai Waterworks Museum Justin Velgus The Sendai Waterworks Museum showcases the history and technology of the water system of Sendai. Short hiking trails highligh...
Culture Sendai Tanabata Fireworks Festival 2024 Giovanni Rattacaso 16,000 fireworks light up the sky over the Hirose River every August 5th evening. This is the kickoff for 3 days of Tanabata ...
Activities Oku-Nikkawa Campground, Sendai Giovanni Rattacaso The Oku-nikkawa Campground is campground in the mountains outside the center of Sendai City. It is located a 5 minute walk fr...
20 Art at Your Feet in Tohoku Radica Sooknarine Within each prefecture in Japan, there is a vast array of designs on the manhole covers found on streets everywhere. It's ama...
21 The Legendary Cat Island Akemi Miura Cats rule here. The Cat Island, Tashirojima in Ishinomaki City, has more cats than humans. Access via a 40 minute ferry ride ...
14 The Moai of Minamisanriku Justin Velgus The town of Minamisanriku in Miyagi Prefecture has a large number of moai statues usually only found on Easter Island.
27 Shopping Shiogama Fish Market Tom Roseveare Shiogama Fish Market is an economic symbol of this small port city.
Culture Shiogama Seafood Wholesale Market Akemi Miura The Shiogama Seafood Wholesale Market sells freshly caught fish and seafood to the public from early morning hours to the aft...
Shopping Cat Road, Sendai Laura Welch Just a 3 minute walk from Kotodai Koen Station in Sendai is "Cat Road". With shops and events catering to cat lovers', it is ...
Activities Seeing the Tsunami-Hit Coast, Miyagi Akemi Miura Seeing the tsunami-hit coast in Miyagi is easier than ever with the newly repaired train lines. Seeing damage and recovery ca...