Tag: Sendai
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Aoba-jō, Hanagasa Odori and Tanabata
The “hill of the green leaves” above the Hirose is the location of the Castle and government center over Sendai Date Masamune ordered to be built in 1602 . After several earthquakes, it was partially dismantled during the Meji restoration in 1870. Further destruction due to a fire in 1882 and the firebombing in WW…
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Matsushima and Sendai fireworks
Nice places … – Somewhere people want to live. Usually a bit outside the big business centers, but still close enough to be reached as a retreat. Voted one of Japans three most scenic views Matsushima is one of those places.Unfortulately it got hit by an earthquake and tsunami in March 2011. Fortunately one of…