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Michinoku Yosakoi Festival 2023

第26回みちのくYOSAKOIまつり

 

Dates: October 7th & 8th

Location: Downtown Sendai and Nagamachi

 

Written by Hayley Gauvin

 

October 3, 2023

 

Watch over 100 teams of passionate dancers share regional folk dances and music with a modern twist

 

This entertaining event has taken place in Sendai for over 20 years!

Yosakoi is a Japanese dance style that incorporates traditional Japanese and modern dance elements. Sendai’s Michinoku Yosakoi Festival is the 3rd-largest in Japan, with 103 teams from all around the country performing energetic and powerful dances.

This lively festival is guaranteed to be a great experience for spectators and performers alike. Not only does it showcase Tohoku’s modern identity, but the also the regional spirit of people from all around the country.

Don’t miss this great opportunity to see performers fuse their local dances, costumes, and folk songs with modern dance and music. Plus, there will be food and drink stalls selling Tohoku local specialties and festival food favorites, so you can enjoy performing arts culture and food culture all at once!

Details

Official Page (Japanese): michinoku-yosakoi.net

Time: 9:30 - 20:00, with times varying by venue

Entry Fee: None (tickets available for seats in the Civic Plaza area)

Locations: Civic Plaza, Kotodai Koen, Jozenji Dori, Sendai Station, Asuto Nagamachi Mori no Hiroba Koen