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  • (Sendai Tanabata Matsuri)
  • Name
    Sendai Tanabata Festival
  • Location
    Center of Sendai-shi (Ichibancho-dori, Chuo-dori shopping district) and shopping streets in its surrounding area
  • Description
    At Chuo-dori, in downtown Ichibancho, gorgeous "Fukinagashi" and other Tanabata decorations are hung on display, which look even more stunning, as if they were waves of water when they sway in the breeze. Bamboo decoration starts at around 9 a.m. every day; at around 10 a.m., many visitors gather under the Fukinagashi tunnel. Starting at 17:30 in the evening, "Hoshinoyoi Matsuri" (star night festival) begins at Jozenji-dori, which is lined with beautiful zelkova trees. The Sendai Fire Festival is held at Nishi Koen Park and the surrounding area on August 5, which is the day before the Tanabata Festival. Contact: Sendai Tanabata Matsuri Kyosankai (at the Sendai Chamber of Commerce) TEL: 022-265-8185
  • Dates/Season
    August 6 through 8
  • Number of Spectators
    2,083,000 (in 2009)
  • Foreign Language(s) Available
    Foreign-language-speaking(English, Koreanyen, Chinese)Foreign-language(English"yen, Korean)Foreign-language(English)
  • Access
    3 minutes on foot from Sendai Station; or 12 minutes by car from the Sendai Miyagi Interchange on the Tohoku Expressway
  • Parking
    Available
  • Temporary Parking
    Available
  • Inquiries
    Sendai Tanabata Festival Association (located in the Sendai City Chamber of Commerce) 022-265-8185 (Fax: 022-217-1551)
  • URL
    http://www.sendaitanabata.com/

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