O que acontece em Sendai, Japão, ao longo do ano

Movimentado — Winter break (fuyuyasumi) em Japão, férias escolares em 5 dos países que mais mandam visitantes

• Natureza

  Zao snow monsters

  1 Jan – 5 Mar · normalmenteTemporada do gelo

  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 JanLuzes e fogo

  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. Fonte ↗

Tranquilo — férias escolares em 2 dos países que mais mandam visitantes, um dos piores meses em clima

Nada novo começa em fevereiro.

Ainda em andamento: Zao snow monsters (1 Jan – 5 Mar (normalmente))

Movimentado — Spring break (haruyasumi) em Japão

Nada novo começa em março.

Ainda em andamento: Zao snow monsters (1 Jan – 5 Mar (normalmente))

Lotação máxima — Cherry blossom, Golden Week

• Natureza

  Cherry blossom

  8–25 Abr · normalmenteLotado

  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.

• Feriado

  Golden Week

  29 Abr – 6 MaiLotadoReserve cedo

  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. Fonte ↗

Lotação máxima — Golden Week, Sendai Aoba Matsuri

• Festival

  Sendai Aoba Matsuri

  15–20 Mai · normalmenteFesta religiosaLotado

  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. Fonte ↗

Ainda em andamento: Golden Week (29 Abr – 6 Mai)

Movimentado — férias escolares em 3 dos países que mais mandam visitantes, um dos melhores meses em clima

Nada novo começa em junho.

Lotação máxima — Shiogama Minato Matsuri, Summer break (natsuyasumi) em Japão

• Festival

  Shiogama Minato Matsuri

  19–20 JulGrande festivalLotado

  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. Fonte ↗

Lotação máxima — Sendai Tanabata Festival, Summer break (natsuyasumi) em Japão

• Festival

  Sendai Tanabata Festival

  6–8 AgoGrande festivalLotadoReserve cedo

  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. Fonte ↗

Movimentado — Jozenji StreetJazz Festival, férias escolares em 3 dos países que mais mandam visitantes

• Festival

  Jozenji StreetJazz Festival

  12–13 SetFestival de músicaLotado

  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. Fonte ↗

Lotação máxima — Michinoku YOSAKOI Festival, Naruko Gorge autumn colour

• Festival

  Michinoku YOSAKOI Festival

  5–15 Out · normalmenteGrande festivalLotado

  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. Fonte ↗

• Natureza

  Naruko Gorge autumn colour

  15 Out – 10 Nov · normalmenteLotado

  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. Fonte ↗

Movimentado — Naruko Gorge autumn colour

Nada novo começa em novembro.

Ainda em andamento: Naruko Gorge autumn colour (15 Out – 10 Nov (normalmente))

Movimentado — Winter break (fuyuyasumi) em Japão, férias escolares em 4 dos países que mais mandam visitantes

• Festival

  Pageant of Starlight

  10–31 Dez · normalmenteNatal e Ano-Novo

  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. Fonte ↗