Culture Matsushima Foliage Light Up 2026 Late Oct - Late Nov The Matsushima Foliage Light up is a unique event in Japan that gives you the chance to see an illuminated Zen Garden ablaze with..
Culture Morioka's Sansa Odori 2026 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 2026 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 2026 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 2026 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 ..
Activities Sendai International Half Marathon 2026 Sunday - May 10th Each May 10,000 runners take to the streets to participate in Sendai's International Half Marathon. The festivities are be..
Nightlife Tanabu Festival 2026 Aug 18th - Aug 20th Tanabu Festival is a centuries old celebration of the end of summer involving colorful lights, massive moving shrines, dancers..
Activities Jozenji Street Jazz Festival Sendai 2026 Mid Sep Starting back in 1987 on a department store stage, the festival soon moved outdoors into the streets. Recently the growing festivities..