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Don't miss out on the Sendai Pageant of Starlight, the largest winter illumination in the Tohoku region! Every winter, a beautiful avenue in downtown Sendai called Jozenji-dori Avenue that is lined with 160 zelkova trees becomes lit up with over 600,000 lights. The beautiful lights and magical atmosphere will surely warm your heart. In addition to enjoying the scenery while strolling down the street, you can also have some tasty food and drinks, listen to a concert, or even go ice skating!
2022 Schedule
Sendai Pageant of Starlight Hours
Weekdays: 19:00–22:00
Weekends: 18:00–22:00Charity Street Fundraiser
Dates: November 5–December 11
Locations: in front of Fujisaki Department Store and Sendai Mitsukoshi Department StoreCharity Gift Boxes
Dates: November 8–December 23
Locations: Sendai Mitsukoshi Department Store (Main Store and Jozenji-dori Avenue Store), Fujisaki Department Store, atelier pas de quoi, Aeon Mall Sendai, Mos Burger Jozenji-dori Avenue, S-Pal Sendai, Family Mart Jozenji-dori Avenue, Sendai Royal Park Hotel, and Izumi Park Town Tapio
Note: Sendai Royal Park Hotel and Izumi Park Town Tapio will continue the charity gift boxes until the end of February 2023Crowd Funding
Dates: November 11–December 25Charity Bottles
Dates: November 15–December 23
Locations: Sendai City Hall, Aoba Ward Office, Miyagino Ward Office, Wakabayashi Ward Office, Taihaku Ward Office, Sendai City Izumi Ward Office, Tsukasaya
Note: The Charity Bottles at Tsukasaya are set up year round
Charity Pins
Dates: Mid November–End January 2023
Locations: available at various participating stores on Jozenji-dori Avenue, Ichibancho and Kokubuncho
Christmas Market
Dates: December 9–25
Location: Kotodai Park Civic Square
Machikuru Perfomers Sendai
Dates: December 9–25
Features: Street performances featuring talented performers from all over the country!
Location: Kotodai Park Civic Square
Iris Heart Objet
Dates: December 9–25
Features: A heart-shaped illuminated monument by Iris Oyama
Location: Jozenji-dori Avenue
JT Smoking Booth
Dates: December 9–25
Location: Kotodai Park Civic Square
Mitsui Fudosan Realty Tohoku presents Starlight Wink
Dates: 10, 11, 17, 18, 24, 25 December (weekends only)
Hours: 18:30–19:30
Features: all lights are shut off for one minute before being turned back on all at once in a spectacle of light that brings cheers of awe from the crowds!Sendai Pageant of Starlight Ice Rink
Dates: December 9–25
Features: Sendai's beloved ice rink returns after a three year hiatus! Ice skating lessons are also available.
Location: Kotodai Park Civic Square
Sendai Pageant of Starlight Photography Contest
Categories: Starlight Fantasy, Glittering Smile, Architect & Bronze, and Iris Heart
Sumbission Period: December 9, 2022–January 31, 2023
Results: February 11, 2023 (national holiday)
Awards Ceremony; March 12, 2023
The works submitted will be exhibited at the Jozenji Building, Sendai
Loople Sendai Pageant of Starlight Bus
Date & Time coming soon
Features: a nighttime tour of Sendai illuminated in the city's biggest winter light-up event!
Sendai Pageant of Starlight in Izumi Park Town
Dates: October 30, 2022–February 28, 2023
Closed: February 16, 2023
Location: Izumi Park Town Tapio, Sendai Royal Park Hotel, and Sendai Izumi Premium Outlet AreasSendai Royal Park Hotel Garden Illumination
Dates: October 30, 2022–March 31, 2023
Illumination Hours 2022: October 30, 2022–January 31, 2022: 16:30–21:00
Illumination Hours 2023: February 1–28, 2023: 17:00–21:00
Closed: February 16, 2023
Features: 100 000 sparkling lights illuminates the Royal Park Hotel Garden!
Starlight Wink: 18:00, 19:00 and 20:00
Location: Izumi Park Town Tapio, Sendai Royal Park Hotel, and Sendai Izumi Premium Outlet AreasStarlight Wink Concert
Date: December 18
Features: enjoy a one-day-only piano performance while admiring the Jozenji-dori Avenue winter illumination!
Hours: 18:00, 19:00 and 20:00
Location: in front of Sendai Jozenji Building
Starlight Memorial Bench
Dates: December 9–25
Features: a bench with people's personal messages inscribed onto it!
Location: Jozenji-dori Avenue
Omotenashi Station
Dates: December 9–25
Features: Student Volunteer Group offers information, distributes leaflets, cleans the venue and sells "Hika Ring" charity bracelets. For three days, (December 23–25) a Christmas tree made-up of 3-meter-long strips of paper will be set up in the Civic Plaza for visitors to write down their wishes!
Location: Kotodai Park Civic Square
Who's Your Santa?
Dates: 18, 24, 25 December
Features: A sticker collecting event in which participants tour Sendai's downtown area, recieve stickers, and stick them on a card to reveal their unique Santa!
Locations: Kotodai Park Civic Square to Jozenji-dori Avenue
Photo Spot
Dates: December 19–25
Weekday Hours: 19:00–22:00
Weekend Hours: 18:00–22:00
Features: Sendai's very first "Smile Observation Deck" gives visitors a new way to enjoy the Sendai Pageant of Starlight!
Fee: minimum 100 yen donation (donations of 500 yen or more recieve a "Hika Ring" bracelet gift)
Location: Intersection Bansui-dori and Jozenji-dori Avenue -
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Sendai Pageant of Starlight
Dec. 9–25, 2022
Sendai光のページェント | Sendai Pageant of Starlight
Take a romantic stroll through the illuminated streets of Sendai
