A Castle, Wedding and a Festival

This afternoon we meandered around Sendai and got more than we bargained for. Visited the Aoba Castle which was built in 1601 and looks out over Sendai. There we ran into a wedding ceremony at the Shrine. As you can see from the photo the gaijin groom and his local bride are decked out in very traditional outfits. When we came back into Sendai we ran into the Aoba Matsuri Festival celebrating the start of spring. Must have been thirty or more community groups enthusiastically dancing the "sparrow dance" through the main mall and streets. Very colourful and a unique experience.Read more