murmurSendai Michinoku YOSAKOI Festival
Sendai City · Kotodai Park, Nishikicho Park, Jozenji-dori Avenue and other sites across Sendai
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Sendai Michinoku YOSAKOI Festival Executive Committee · Last checked: Oct 10, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- Oct 10–11, 2026 Oct 10, 10:00–20:30; Oct 11, 9:30–20:30 (times vary by site)
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually mid October
- How the date is set
- The 2nd Saturday of October Held on the second Saturday and Sunday of October, rain or shine
- Venue
- Kotodai Park, Nishikicho Park, Jozenji-dori Avenue and other sites across Sendai
- City
- Sendai City, Miyagi
About
Rooted in Kochi's famous Yosakoi festival, this event began in 1998 under the motto "Tohoku is one." Dancers hold naruko wooden clappers and perform to music that weaves in local folk songs, so teams from across Tohoku and the rest of Japan each bring their own region's tunes, costumes and choreography. Performances spread across parks and plazas along Sendai's subway lines, including Kotodai Park and Nishikicho Park, and on the final day a parade fills Jozenji-dori Avenue. The 2026 edition marks the twenty-ninth festival, with the theme "Let's ring it together." It goes ahead rain or shine.
Sources
- OfficialSendai Michinoku YOSAKOI Festival Executive Committee michinoku-yosakoi.net
- OfficialSendai Michinoku YOSAKOI Festival Executive Committee michinoku-yosakoi.net
- Reference「理念」と「効果」（仙台みちのくYOSAKOIまつり実行委員会） michinoku-yosakoi.net
- Reference仙台みちのくYOSAKOIまつりの沿革（仙台みちのくYOSAKOIまつり実行委員会） michinoku-yosakoi.net
Last checked: Oct 10, 2026. Event information is based on official announcements, but changes may not always be reflected here. Please check each official website for accurate details.
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