There are shrines to sacred serpents everywhere in Japan. A visit to such a shrine ... is a 30-minute rail and taxi journey from central Sendai, the principal city of the Tōhoku region.

During other seasons, Japanese flock to Buddhist Bon dances and Shinto-related festivals involving “mikoshi,” or portable shrines. “In Japan, faith is not considered an important element of ...

The largest festival of its kind in Japan, the Dontosai Festival ... but the largest is held at Osaki Hachimangu Shrine in Sendai City. Date Masamune ordered the construction of the shrine ...