Qué hay en Sendai, Japón, a lo largo del año

Concurrido — Winter break (fuyuyasumi) en Japón, vacaciones escolares en 5 de los mercados que lo llenan

• Naturaleza

  Zao snow monsters

  1 Ene – 5 Mar · normalmenteTemporada de hielo

  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 EneLuces y fuego

  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. Fuente ↗

Tranquilo — vacaciones escolares en 2 de los mercados que lo llenan, uno de sus peores meses por clima

En febrero no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: Zao snow monsters (1 Ene – 5 Mar (normalmente))

Concurrido — Spring break (haruyasumi) en Japón

En marzo no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: Zao snow monsters (1 Ene – 5 Mar (normalmente))

Máxima afluencia — Cherry blossom, Golden Week

• Naturaleza

  Cherry blossom

  8–25 Abr · normalmenteMucha gente

  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.

• Festivo

  Golden Week

  29 Abr – 6 MayMucha genteReserva pronto

  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. Fuente ↗

Máxima afluencia — Golden Week, Sendai Aoba Matsuri

• Festival

  Sendai Aoba Matsuri

  15–20 May · normalmenteFiesta religiosaMucha gente

  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. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Golden Week (29 Abr – 6 May)

Concurrido — vacaciones escolares en 3 de los mercados que lo llenan, uno de sus mejores meses por clima

En junio no empieza nada nuevo.

Máxima afluencia — Shiogama Minato Matsuri, Summer break (natsuyasumi) en Japón

• Festival

  Shiogama Minato Matsuri

  19–20 JulGran festivalMucha gente

  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. Fuente ↗

Máxima afluencia — Sendai Tanabata Festival, Summer break (natsuyasumi) en Japón

• Festival

  Sendai Tanabata Festival

  6–8 AgoGran festivalMucha genteReserva pronto

  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. Fuente ↗

Concurrido — Jozenji StreetJazz Festival, vacaciones escolares en 3 de los mercados que lo llenan

• Festival

  Jozenji StreetJazz Festival

  12–13 SepFestival de músicaMucha gente

  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. Fuente ↗

Máxima afluencia — Michinoku YOSAKOI Festival, Naruko Gorge autumn colour

• Festival

  Michinoku YOSAKOI Festival

  5–15 Oct · normalmenteGran festivalMucha gente

  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. Fuente ↗

• Naturaleza

  Naruko Gorge autumn colour

  15 Oct – 10 Nov · normalmenteMucha gente

  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. Fuente ↗

Concurrido — Naruko Gorge autumn colour

En noviembre no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: Naruko Gorge autumn colour (15 Oct – 10 Nov (normalmente))

Concurrido — Winter break (fuyuyasumi) en Japón, vacaciones escolares en 4 de los mercados que lo llenan

• Festival

  Pageant of Starlight

  10–31 Dic · normalmenteNavidad y Año Nuevo

  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. Fuente ↗