Det sker i Sendai, Japan året igennem

Travlt — Winter break (fuyuyasumi) i Japan, skoleferie på 5 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

• Natur

  Zao snow monsters

  1. jan. – 5. mar. · normaltIssæson

  Rime freezes onto the firs on the Zao ridge, about two hours west, until they are unrecognisable lumps. Best in February, and the ropeway runs night viewings when the weather allows.

• Festival

  Donto-sai

  14. jan.Lys & ild

  New Year decorations are burned at Osaki Hachimangu on 14 January and a procession of men walks to it through the cold in loincloths, carrying bells. One night, fixed date, properly cold. Kilde ↗

Stille — skoleferie på 2 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en af stedets værste måneder vejrmæssigt

Intet nyt begynder i februar.

Stadig i gang: Zao snow monsters (1. jan. – 5. mar. (normalt))

Travlt — Spring break (haruyasumi) i Japan

Intet nyt begynder i marts.

Stadig i gang: Zao snow monsters (1. jan. – 5. mar. (normalt))

Tætpakket — Cherry blossom, Golden Week

• Natur

  Cherry blossom

  8.–25. apr. · normaltTætpakket

  Tohoku opens about a fortnight after Tokyo, which is the whole argument for coming north in April. Tsutsujigaoka park and the castle hill above the city are the two obvious ones.

• Helligdag

  Golden Week

  29. apr. – 6. majTætpakketBook tidligt

  A run of public holidays from 29 April to 5 May when much of Japan travels at once: trains, flights and hotels fill, rates peak and popular sights are crowded. Book well ahead or come the week after. Kilde ↗

Tætpakket — Golden Week, Sendai Aoba Matsuri

• Festival

  Sendai Aoba Matsuri

  15.–20. maj · normaltReligiøs højtidTætpakket

  The third weekend of May: sparrow dancing through the centre on the Saturday, floats and samurai on the Sunday. Smaller and far easier to get near than Tanabata. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Golden Week (29. apr. – 6. maj)

Travlt — skoleferie på 3 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en af stedets bedste måneder vejrmæssigt

Intet nyt begynder i juni.

Tætpakket — Shiogama Minato Matsuri, Summer break (natsuyasumi) i Japan

• Festival

  Shiogama Minato Matsuri

  19.–20. jul.Stor festivalTætpakket

  Shiogama, under half an hour from Sendai, carries its shrine down the steep stairs on Marine Day and sails it round Matsushima Bay with a fleet of dragon and phoenix boats; fireworks light the bay the night before. Kilde ↗

Tætpakket — Sendai Tanabata Festival, Summer break (natsuyasumi) i Japan

• Festival

  Sendai Tanabata Festival

  6.–8. aug.Stor festivalTætpakketBook tidligt

  Three fixed days when the arcades are hung with paper streamers to the floor and two million people walk under them. Hotel rooms in the city are gone months out; Matsushima is the fallback. Kilde ↗

Travlt — Jozenji StreetJazz Festival, skoleferie på 3 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

• Festival

  Jozenji StreetJazz Festival

  12.–13. sep.MusikfestivalTætpakket

  On the second weekend of September hundreds of bands play free sets on street corners and in parks across central Sendai, from jazz to rock and gospel. Jozenji-dori is the heart of it and hotels book up for the weekend. Kilde ↗

Tætpakket — Michinoku YOSAKOI Festival, Naruko Gorge autumn colour

• Festival

  Michinoku YOSAKOI Festival

  5.–15. okt. · normaltStor festivalTætpakket

  An early-October weekend of team yosakoi dancing: more than 150 groups compete on stages around the city, then all parade along Jozenji-dori on the second day. Free to watch, with paid seats for the main stage. Kilde ↗

• Natur

  Naruko Gorge autumn colour

  15. okt. – 10. nov. · normaltTætpakket

  Naruko Gorge, a long day trip northwest of Sendai, usually turns from mid-October with the peak around the end of the month. Seasonal buses run from Naruko-Onsen station and the viewpoint by the Ofukazawa bridge gets crowded at weekends. Kilde ↗

Travlt — Naruko Gorge autumn colour

Intet nyt begynder i november.

Stadig i gang: Naruko Gorge autumn colour (15. okt. – 10. nov. (normalt))

Travlt — Winter break (fuyuyasumi) i Japan, skoleferie på 4 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

• Festival

  Pageant of Starlight

  10.–31. dec. · normaltJul & nytår

  The zelkova avenues on Jozenji-dori are wired with lights for about three weeks in December. It is a walk down a street rather than a market, and it is free. Kilde ↗