Festivals in Sendai
The most famous festival in Sendai is the Sendai Tanabata Festival (Star Festival) , which began shortly after the city was founded. It was cancelled during the Depression and World War 2, but still it survives.
It is held every year on 6-8 August. Sendai was hit by the strong earthquake on March, and the Aoba Festival (on the third Sunday in May) was cancelled, but the Star Festival will be held in 2011, for recovery and the spirit of the people.
This year, together with other festivals of the Tohoku Region (Akita, Aomori, Iwate, Fukushima, Yamagata), six great festivals will be held in Sendai on 16-17 July. That means you can see famous Tohoku festivals all at once, in Sendai.
Also the Sendai Pageant of Starlight 2011 (December) will be held too - even though all the lamps were swept up by the tsunami. Why don't you visit Sendai? You will feel the energy of the Japanese who have taken things positively and made the best of their circumstances.
It is held every year on 6-8 August. Sendai was hit by the strong earthquake on March, and the Aoba Festival (on the third Sunday in May) was cancelled, but the Star Festival will be held in 2011, for recovery and the spirit of the people.
This year, together with other festivals of the Tohoku Region (Akita, Aomori, Iwate, Fukushima, Yamagata), six great festivals will be held in Sendai on 16-17 July. That means you can see famous Tohoku festivals all at once, in Sendai.
Also the Sendai Pageant of Starlight 2011 (December) will be held too - even though all the lamps were swept up by the tsunami. Why don't you visit Sendai? You will feel the energy of the Japanese who have taken things positively and made the best of their circumstances.
