Culture Kanahebisui Shrine Flower Festival 2026 Kim Bergström People visit Miyagi's Kanahebisui Shrine to pray for luck in the business and financial realms, but it's also a popular spot ...
Culture Breathless on Mount Haguro Arlene Bastion The tiring walk up Haguro to reach Sanjin Gosaiden goes through ancient cedar forests and provide mental stamina, but the Shr...
Uesugi Snow Lantern Festival 2027 Kim Bergström Held on the second weekend of February each year, the Uesugi Snow Lantern Festival sees Matsugasaki Park and its surrounds de...
Activities Shizukuishi Winter Festa 2027 Kim Bergström If you're looking for some family-friendly fun this February, the Shizukuishi Winter Festa at Iwate's Koiwai Farm is worth pe...
Culture Tsuruoka's Zenpoji Arlene Bastion Zenpoji's plain wood structures beautifully highlight its complex carvings of flora and fauna. Its tradition of a dualistic f...
Activities Adatara Illuminations 2026 Kim Bergström Running for over 10 years now, the Adatara Illuminations have become one of the area's summer traditions. The light displays ...
Activities Sake Aquarium Night 2026 Kim Bergström The Sendai Uminomori Aquarium's Sake Aquarium night has been running since 2017, and provides a way to showcase products from...
10 Activities "Aoba no Mori" Hiking Trail Tyler Carlson While Sendai is well known for areas such as picturesque Jozenji-dori Avenue and after-dark fun in Kokubuncho , there are als...
Food Peachman Cafe Kim Bergström Peachman Cafe is operated by Fruit Farm Kato which produces cherries, peaches, and apples at different times of year – and th...
Culture Takuboku Ishikawa and the Honeymoon House Malcome Larcens Takuboku Ishikawa was one of the earliest poets of the Meiji era. In his short life he published quite a few books and manusc...
