[Miyagi Prefecture] Introducing the highlights of the upcoming Tohoku Kizuna Festival 2024 Sendai!

NEFT Editorial Department
2024.06.04
Last updated: 2024.09.30

"Pokémon GO Fest 2024" was held in Sendai for four days from May 30th to June 2nd, attracting visitors from all over Japan and the world, creating an amazingly exciting atmosphere! Now that the event is over, you might normally feel a little sad after the festival, but this time it was different

This weekend, festivals from all over Tohoku will come together for the"Tohoku Kizuna Festival 2024 Sendai"! Sendai is in a rare situation where one big festival is followed by another the following week. We've looked into the highlights of the "Tohoku Kizuna Festival 2024 Sendai"!

Tohoku Kizuna Festival 2024 Sendai Event Overview

The Tohoku Kizuna Festival began in 2017 as a successor event to the "Tohoku Rokkon Festival," which was created with the hope of recovery from the Great East Japan Earthquake

The festival brings together festivals from six cities in Tohoku, which was held in Sendai in 2017, Morioka in 2018, Fukushima in 2019, postponed in 2020, Yamagata in 2021, Akita in 2022, and will complete its cycle in Aomori in 2023. It will return to Sendai in 2024

Tohoku Kizuna Festival 2024 Sendai Poster

Event Overview

Name: Tohoku Kizuna Festival 2024 Sendai
Date and time: Saturday, June 8, 2024, 10:00 - 20:00 / Sunday, June 9, 2024, 10:00 - 17:00
Location: Nishi Park, Aobayama Park, and other locations
Parade: Sunday, June 9, 2024, 1:30 PM to 4:00 PM (scheduled)
Parade route: Jozenji-dori (Bansui-dori intersection) to Higashi-Nibancho-dori (before Aoba-dori intersection)

Highlights of the Tohoku Kizuna Festival 2024 in Sendai

At Sendai Nishi Park, the main venue, you can enjoy a variety of Tohoku gourmet foods, local beers and wines, as well as exhibits of Nebuta floats and Fukushima's giant straw sandals, and stage events such as Nebuta dance performances and Akita Kanto lantern performances. There are plenty of things to see, but personally, the best parts are definitelythe paradeandthe Blue Impulse!

A parade that brings together six festivals representing the Tohoku region

is all about the parade!—Aomori Nebuta Festival, Akita Kanto Festival, Morioka Sansa Dance, Yamagata Hanagasa Festival, Sendai Tanabata Festival,and Fukushima Waraji Festival—come together and parade through the streets.

Summer festivals in Tohoku are all held at very similar times, so if you take into consideration things like finding accommodation, you're usually lucky to see one, or at best two, in a season. However, at the Kizuna Festival, you can experience all six festivals at once!

Of course, each festival is smaller in scale compared to the main festivals held in various regions, but I think there are few people, even among those from Tohoku, who have been to all of them, so beingable to "experience them all"is a valuable opportunity nonetheless!

Incidentally, the service area is the yellow section in the image below, from Jozenji-dori to Higashi-Nibanchō-dori . The date is scheduled for Sunday, June 9th, from 13:30 to 16:00

Blue Impulse demonstration flight

Andon Saturday the 8th, the Blue Impulse will be flying!The other day, the roar of an airplane suddenly echoed through Sendai city, causing a bit of a stir among Sendai residents on X and other media outlets, but it seems they were practicing for the demonstration flight at this Kizuna Festival.

The demonstration flight will take place onSaturday, June 8th, from 11:00 AM to 11:30 AM. The aircraft will fly over Sendai City, centering on the Aobayama Park venue (Kawauchi, Aoba Ward, Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture). Apreliminary training flight is also scheduled for the same time, from 11:00 AM to 11:30 AM, on the previous day, Friday, June 7th!

If you can't make plans for the day, you may be able to see it by looking up at the sky in Sendai city the day before

Aobayama Park Google Maps

Related events will also be held in various locations around the city center

On the day, the whole city center will be transformed into a festival, and many related events will be held. There are many other events besides those introduced here, so if you want to know more, please check the link below

Link:Tohoku Kizuna Festival 2024 Sendai – Related Events

Only Tatemachi (Jozenji Street Green Zone)）

In the green belt of Jozenji-dori, a food and drink event will be held in collaboration with the various vendors and six sake breweries from Tohoku. This event will continue until 9:00 PM, even after the Kizuna Festival ends, making it the perfect time to toast under the night sky while the excitement of the festival is still fresh!

Jozenji Street Google Maps

Tohoku Tourism and Products Exhibition ~more TOHOKU: A Journey to Discover More of Tohoku~ (Sendai Station)

At Sendai Station, a tourism and product exhibition titled "Tohoku Tourism and Product Exhibition - More TOHOKU, A Journey to Discover More of Tohoku" will be held, showcasing the food and regional attractions of the six Tohoku prefectures. This is also a great place to look for festival souvenirs

Sendai Station Google Maps

Tohoku Umaimono Festival (Nishikicho Park)

A gourmet event hosted by Gyutan Sumiyaki Rikyu will be held at Nishikimachi Park . You can enjoy gourmet food and drinks in an area featuring over 20 restaurants from all over Tohoku.

Nishikicho Park Google Maps

summary

The Tohoku Kizuna Festival 2024 Sendai will be held on a large scale at various venues in the heart of Sendai. There are so many highlights that it's difficult to cover them all, butthe important points are that the Blue Impulse will fly for two days, and the parade will only take place on Sunday the 9th.

On Saturday, you can enjoy the Blue Impulse and stage events around Nishi Park and Aobayama Park. On Sunday, you can enjoy food and drinks around Jozenji-dori and Kotodai Park while watching the parade...that might be a good idea!

Tohoku Kizuna Festival 2024 Sendai <Information>

Name: Tohoku Kizuna Festival 2024 Sendai
Date and time: Saturday, June 8, 2024, 10:00 - 20:00 / Sunday, June 9, 2024, 10:00 - 17:00
Location: Nishi Park, Aobayama Park, and other locations
Parade: Sunday, June 9, 2024, 1:30 PM to 4:00 PM (scheduled)
Parade route: Jozenji-dori (Bansui-dori intersection) to Higashi-Nibancho-dori (before Aoba-dori intersection)
Organized by: Tohoku Kizuna Festival Executive Committee
Official URL:https://tohoku-kizunamatsuri.jp/