Sendai articles
Sendai local-knowledge articles — history, food and place names, with sources. Prep for "Sendai Expert Quiz".
- Sendai's Local SpecialtiesGrilled beef tongue, zunda mochi, sasa-kamaboko: how were Sendai's specialties born? A gentle guide to the city's classic flavors.
- Hasekura Tsunenaga and the Keicho Mission to EuropeWhy did the Sendai Domain cross the Pacific for Rome? A fact-based guide to Hasekura Tsunenaga and the San Juan Bautista voyage.
- Date Masamune and the Founding of SendaiWhy is Sendai "Masamune's city"? A gentle guide to the castle town built by the One-Eyed Dragon: Sendai Castle, Zuihoden, and more.
- Sendai's Festivals & Annual EventsThe dazzling Sendai Tanabata, the Aoba Festival's sparrow dance, the winter Pageant of Starlight: a guide to the City of Trees' festivals.
- City of Trees & Academic City SendaiWhy is Sendai the "City of Trees" and an "Academic City"? From zelkova-lined Jozenji-dori to Tohoku University and Japan's first hydropower.
- Sendai's Hard-to-Read Place NamesAyashi, Nigatake, Kagitori. Why does Sendai have so many baffling place names? A gentle guide to readings and origins.
- What is a "Sendaikko"? From "Chiyo" to "Sendai""Sendaikko": someone from Sendai — the old name "Chiyo" that Date Masamune rewrote as "Sendai," and the "City of Trees."