Culture Museum of History and Folklore Justin Velgus The Sendai City Museum of History and Folklore is housed in the former barracks of the 4th infantry regiment. The building lo...
Culture Sendai Toshogu Shrine and Market Justin Velgus The Toshogu shrine in Sendai was built by the Date clan to honor Ieyasu Tokugawa. It has several cultural properties and host...
Culture Sendai Tanabata Festival - part 2 Brian Sealey A brief article on the myth, history and culture behind Tanabata.
Culture The Legend of Sendai Shiro Justin Velgus Sendai Shiro was a real man living in the late Edo/early Meiji era in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture. Through a series of almost r...
11 Culture Aoba Festival in Photos Laura Welch Aoba Festival is Sendai's biggest and most lively festival, held over a weekend in May. There's traditional dancing, performa...
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 Tomizawa Site Museum Justin Velgus The Tomizawa Site Museum in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture is dedicated to preserving and displaying exhbits related to the Glacia...
Culture Sendai Daikannon Statue Justin Velgus The Sendai Daikannon was the tallest statue in the world when built in 1991. It stands 100 meters high watching over the citi...
11 Culture Osaki Hachimangu Eitetsu Terakado One of the oldest and most recognizable buildings in Sendai, built in 1607 by the order of Date Masamune. This is the oldest ...
