Tag: Sendai
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Zuihoden
While in Sendai we visited Zuihoden, the mausoleum of the first feudal lord of Sendai. The first lord of Sendai, Date Masamune, was born in 1567. He conquered much of the Sendai area and brought it under his rule. He had a huge income but only one eye (he wore a patch, making him look…
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Sendai Winter Illuminations
In December Sendai hosts some beautiful winter illuminations during their ‘Pageant of Starlight’ festival. We caught the Loople Sightseeing bus to the main street with lights and walked down the avenue of lit up trees. It was pretty cold so we stopped off at MOS burger and had some fries to warm up. Earlier in…
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Matsushima- scenic sights of Japan
The three scenic sites of Japan a.k.a. “Nihon Sankei”: 1. Matsushima, the pine covered islands near Sendai. 2. Miyajima, an island with floating shrine near Hiroshima. 3. Amanohashidate, a sand bar covered in pine trees in northern Kyoto prefecture. We have now visited 2 of these scenic sites. We caught the train from Sendai to…
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Photos from mum and dad’s camera
Photos from mum and dad’s camera of our time away in Hakone, Yokohama and Kamakura, along with some shots from mum and dad’s shinkansen trip up north to Akita and Sendai.
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Cherries from Sendai
After the school holiday break Maya-chan brought us some cherries from her home town. She comes from Sendai in Miyagi prefecture, north of Tokyo. Her family sends her cherries every season. And although cherries must be terribly expensive, she came around and gave a beautiful punnet of fresh Sendai-cherries. They were delicious. It was back…
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