Sendai Tanabata Festival - August 6th-8th

Getting There

Festival Takes Place Throughout Central Sendai

Tanabata Fireworks: Sendai Nishi Park

From Tokyo:  We suggest taking the JR Tohoku Shinkansen. Hayabusa, Hayate and Komachi trains take about 100 minutes from Tokyo. Please make seat reservations for Shinkansen Bullet Trains.

Yamabiko trains have some unreserved seating and take about two hours.

History of the Sendai Tanabata Matsuri

What to Expect

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