Sendai Tanabata Festival
Held 6–8 August, the Sendai Tanabata Festival fills the city with vast colourful paper streamers and kusudama ornaments, rooted in the Tanabata legend.
6–8 Aug 2027Miyagi · TohokuMatsuri: Traditional Japanese Festivals
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