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Overview (History, Features, and Appeal) The Sendai Tanabata Festival is one of the Tohoku region's most famous summer festivals, held annually in early August (generally August 6th-8th) in Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture. Its origins date back to the Edo period, when it was based on events held by the Sendai domain and the customs of the common people. The large-scale street decorations seen today...

Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) The Sendai City Museum is a public museum that comprehensively introduces the history and culture of Sendai and its surrounding areas. It has a particularly rich collection of historical materials related to Date Masamune and the Sendai domain, as well as weapons and armor, ancient documents, drawings, archaeological materials, and folk tools.

Sendai Uminomori Aquarium (Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture) Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) The Sendai Uminomori Aquarium was established in the Sendai Port area as a hub for reconstruction and exchange following the Great East Japan Earthquake, and opened in 2015. Its exhibits, which showcase the marine environment of Tohoku, centered on the seas along the Sanriku coast, are distinctive...

Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) The ruins of Sendai Castle (commonly known as Aoba Castle Ruins) are located in the Aobayama area of Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture. It was the base of Sendai feudal lord Date Masamune from the Sengoku to Edo periods. Built by Date Masamune during the Keicho era (early 17th century), the castle tower no longer remains, but the main enclosure remains.