Osaki Furukawa Festival (Tanabata)

The Osaki Furukawa Festival has been held in central Osaki on August 3 and 4 every year since 1947. Fireworks light up the eve of August 2, and during the main festival, vivid Tanabata streamers wave across the main shopping street stretching from Furukawa Station. Mikoshi processions, Furukawa Odori dancing, and powerful Furukawa taiko drumming move through town, while rows of food stalls draw crowds. Loved as northern Miyagi's leading Tanabata festival after Sendai, it sits just a five-minute walk from Furukawa Shinkansen Station.