Was ist los in Sendai, Japan – übers Jahr

Viel los – Winter break (fuyuyasumi) in Japan, Schulferien in 5 der Herkunftsländer, aus denen die Gäste kommen

• Natur

  Zao snow monsters

  1. Jan. – 5. März · meistEissaison

  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.Lichter & Feuer

  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. Quelle ↗

Ruhig – Schulferien in 2 der Herkunftsländer, aus denen die Gäste kommen, einer der Monate mit dem schlechtesten Wetter

Im Februar beginnt nichts Neues.

Läuft noch: Zao snow monsters (1. Jan. – 5. März (meist))

Viel los – Spring break (haruyasumi) in Japan

Im März beginnt nichts Neues.

Läuft noch: Zao snow monsters (1. Jan. – 5. März (meist))

Hochbetrieb – Cherry blossom, Golden Week

• Natur

  Cherry blossom

  8.–25. Apr. · meistVoll

  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.

• Feiertag

  Golden Week

  29. Apr. – 6. MaiVollFrüh buchen

  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. Quelle ↗

Hochbetrieb – Golden Week, Sendai Aoba Matsuri

• Festival

  Sendai Aoba Matsuri

  15.–20. Mai · meistReligiöses FestVoll

  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. Quelle ↗

Läuft noch: Golden Week (29. Apr. – 6. Mai)

Viel los – Schulferien in 3 der Herkunftsländer, aus denen die Gäste kommen, einer der Monate mit dem besten Wetter

Im Juni beginnt nichts Neues.

Hochbetrieb – Shiogama Minato Matsuri, Summer break (natsuyasumi) in Japan

• Festival

  Shiogama Minato Matsuri

  19.–20. JuliGroßes FestivalVoll

  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. Quelle ↗

Hochbetrieb – Sendai Tanabata Festival, Summer break (natsuyasumi) in Japan

• Festival

  Sendai Tanabata Festival

  6.–8. Aug.Großes FestivalVollFrüh buchen

  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. Quelle ↗

Viel los – Jozenji StreetJazz Festival, Schulferien in 3 der Herkunftsländer, aus denen die Gäste kommen

• Festival

  Jozenji StreetJazz Festival

  12.–13. Sep.MusikfestivalVoll

  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. Quelle ↗

Hochbetrieb – Michinoku YOSAKOI Festival, Naruko Gorge autumn colour

• Festival

  Michinoku YOSAKOI Festival

  5.–15. Okt. · meistGroßes FestivalVoll

  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. Quelle ↗

• Natur

  Naruko Gorge autumn colour

  15. Okt. – 10. Nov. · meistVoll

  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. Quelle ↗

Viel los – Naruko Gorge autumn colour

Im November beginnt nichts Neues.

Läuft noch: Naruko Gorge autumn colour (15. Okt. – 10. Nov. (meist))

Viel los – Winter break (fuyuyasumi) in Japan, Schulferien in 4 der Herkunftsländer, aus denen die Gäste kommen

• Festival

  Pageant of Starlight

  10.–31. Dez. · meistWeihnachten & Neujahr

  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. Quelle ↗