Sendai, Miyagi-ken
| About the prefecture:
Miyagi Prefecture is situated in the middle of the Tohoku region on the Pacific coast. Miyagi is connected with Tokyo by the Tohoku Shinkansen (bullet train). The regional airport has been expanded to handle direct flights to and from cities throughout the world. The capital of Miyagi Prefecture is the attractive city of Sendai, home to one of the largest festivals in Japan. Each August, the Tanabata Festival draws some two million spectators, who come to see the city transformed with decorated bamboo branches. The festival celebrates love and features colourful banners with love poems in doorways. Apart from the Tanabata Festival, Sendai is the cultural and industrial centre of the Tohoku region. Home to eight universities, Sendai is the 12th largest city in Japan with a population of 920,000. The 17th century poet Basho speaks of the wonders of Miyagi Prefecture in "The Narrow Road to Oku", an account of his travels in the region. Also located in Miyagi is the island of Matsushima. Matsushima Island is considered one of the three great natural wonders of Japan. Miyagi's landscape features a striking contrast between snowy interior mountains and balmy seashore. |
Einwohner - Population: 918 398
Agglomeration - Metropolitan Area: 1 175 000
Stadion - Stade - Stadium: Miyagi Stadium
Kapazität - Capacité - Capacity (Sitzplätze - places assises - seats): 49 133
| Stadium remarks: Construction of the 49,133-seat Miyagi Stadium in Sendai was completed in March 2000. |
Gesamtübersicht der Stadien - Sommaire des stades - Stadium overview