Dancers dressed in “yukata” (summer kimono ... The Sendai Tanabata Festival, another popular summer event in the Tohoku region, will kick off in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, on Aug. 6 as ...

The Are Festival, which began in 1930 to honor ... dance in a circle on the shrine grounds wearing "yukata" summer kimono and straw hats. The event has become a fixture attracting visitors from ...