Activities Sendai's Aoba Matsuri 2026 Mid May The Aoba Matsuri is Sendai's largest festival after Tanabata. A samurai procession, dancers, and various events can be enjoyed..
Culture Morioka's Sansa Odori 2025 Aug 1st - Aug 4th The Morioka Sansa Odori is held every year August 1st-4th. In addition to being the world's largest taiko drum gathering, ..
Culture Goshogawara's Tachineputa Matsuri 2025 Aug 4th - Aug 8th Aomori's most famous festival may be the Nebuta festival in Aomori City, but Goshogawara also offers its own plus sized version..
Culture Hanagasa Matsuri 2025 Aug 5th - Aug 7th Hanagasa Matsuri is a dance festival which originiated in Obanazawa but is now celebrated across Yamagata every summer.
Nightlife Sendai Oktoberfest 2025 Early - Late Sep Sendai Oktoberfest is a German beer festival that comes to Sendai every year. Grab a drink and find your way to the beer hall ..
Culture Sendai's Pageant of Starlight 2025 Early - Late Dec The Sendai Pageant of Starlight is one of Japan's biggest winter illumination displays. Each year from early December thro..
Shishi Odori at Kurihara City 2025 Sunday - Jun 15th A Shishi Odori group comprises 8 dancers, with the leader at the center. Each performer is also a musician, holding a drum at waist..
Culture Summer Gagaku Performance in Sendai 2025 Aug 12th - Aug 13th In mid-August, Osaki Hachiman Shrine in Sendai hosts a program which includes performances of Gagaku music and Kagura dance, ..