Events in Miyagi

Sendai Tanabata

Tanabata – literally meaning the ‘7th evening’ is a festival celebrated on different dates throughout Japan. The Sendai version, touted as one of the three major summer …

Jozenji Street Jazz Festival

Featuring 700 jazz bands in an urban outdoor setting, the Jozenji Street Jazz Festival brings the blue note to the streets of Sendai each September. Held over a weekend, the Festival stretches …

Sendai Pageant of Starlight

In its 37th year, the event’s official Japanese title is “Sendai Hikari no Pajento” which doesn’t mention anything about starlight. If it’s not obvious from the …

Dontosai Festival

The Dontosai Festival, known as the Matsutaki Festival for Osaki Hachimangu Shrine, is a fiery New Year festival unique to Miyagi. What happens? Every year on January 14, festival goers burn …

Sendai Aoba Festival

First held in 1655, the Sendai Aoba Festival takes place at the beginning of the warm season in early May. What happens? The Yoi Matsuri on Saturday night features the Suzume Odori, the Sparrow …