Japan Rail Pass Now - Japan Travel Guide
Japan Travel Guide by Japan Rail Pass Now (www.japanrailpass.com.au)
Japan Travel Guide by Japan Rail Pass Now (www.japanrailpass.com.au)
Create successful ePaper yourself
Turn your PDF publications into a flip-book with our unique Google optimized e-Paper software.
Sendai <strong>Travel</strong> <strong>Guide</strong><br />
Things To See<br />
Visit the Zuihoden Mausoleum<br />
The resting place of Date Masamune, one of the <strong>Japan</strong>ese Edo Period’s most influential<br />
feudal lords, Zuihoden is a mausoleum that showcases stunning, detailed and intricate<br />
designs and woodwork, tucked into a forested area of the city. In addition to Masamune’s<br />
tomb, other Date clan members are also entombed there, including his son Tadamune<br />
and grandson Tsunamune.<br />
Attend the Tanabata Matsuri<br />
The Tanabata Festivals are observed all over <strong>Japan</strong>, but Sendai’s Tanabata Matsuri is<br />
the most popular and among the most well-attended of them all. Also called the “Star<br />
Festival”, the event is held in the first week of August (6th to 8th) and involves several<br />
displays of large, long, brightly-coloured streamers put up at various shopping arcades<br />
around the city.<br />
Surugaoka Hachiman Shrine<br />
Relax at Akiu Falls<br />
Considered to be one of the 100 best waterfalls in <strong>Japan</strong>, Akiu Falls is a majestic,<br />
55-metre high natural wonder that is tucked into an untouched part of Sendai, in Miyagi<br />
Prefecture’s Northern Honshu region. Getting there takes about thirty to forty-five<br />
minutes on foot, climbing up several steep staircases and passing through a serene and<br />
picturesque wooded area.<br />
Moss Stairs<br />
Explore the Aoba Castle site<br />
Feudal lord Date Masamune’s castle fort, the Aoba Castle, was constructed in 1600 and suffered a number of disasters through the decades (a<br />
huge fire in 1882, a bombing in 1945), leaving just a guard tower and some remnants of its outer walls.<br />
A statue of Masamune on a horse overlooking the city of Sendai, and a museum that features some artefacts of the castle’s history are also<br />
found on the site.<br />
Visit the Osaki Hachimangu Shrine<br />
Dedicated to the Shinto god of war, Hachiman, the Osaki Hachimangu Shrine was built in 1607 in accordance with Date Masamune’s orders.<br />
It has been restored in recent years, and consists of a main building with a main hall and an offering hall.<br />
Check out the Rinnoji Temple<br />
Built in 1441 by Date Mochimune, the Rinnoji Temple serves as the family temple of the powerful Date clan. It has a main hall, a pagoda and a<br />
<strong>Japan</strong>ese garden, which features several walking paths, a pond and beautiful and colourful flowers, trees and shrubs.<br />
95 - <strong>Japan</strong> <strong>Travel</strong> <strong>Guide</strong>
Change language