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Events

Hiyoshi Sanno Jinja Shrine festival

Apr 18, 2010(Third Sunday in April)

Shiogama Minato Festival

Jul 19, 2010(Third Monday in July)

The Memorial ceremony of Hiyokuzuka

(August 6)

Zuiganji Light Road

(August 6 – 8)

Zuiganji Osegakie(It's a Buddhist ceremony)

(August 16)

Matsushima Fireworks Festival

(August 17)

Autumn of Moon in Kanrantei

Sep　23, 2010 - Sep 25, 2010(Weekend closest to the Harvest Moon)

Garden Tea Ceremony in Matsushima

Oct　3, 2010(First Sunday in October)

Matsushima Colored Leaves Lighted Up at Night

Oct 30, 2010 - Nov 28, 2010(Late October - Late November)

Oyster Festival in Isojima Island

(November 23)

Zuiganji korin-sama

(December 31)

Matsushima Oyster Festival

Feb　5, 2011 - Feb 6, 2011(first Saturday & Sunday in February)

Local Specialties

Matsushima Oysters

Matsushima Oysters

The one and only true taste of Matsushima lies within a delicacy hidden beneath its ocean waves: Matsushima Oysters. They are available to savor from October to March.

Kakigoya, a restaurant which offers an all-you-can-eat course of oysters, cooked in the shell, is also open during this special period.

The waters of Matsushima are also home to delicious goby fish and conger/sea eels.

Matsushima Koren

Matsushima Koren

It is said that the first Matsushima Koren (Japanese confectionery) were produced by a virtuous nun called "the Koren nun" from rice that had been given as an offering at Kannon-do Temple. Having turned the rice to flour, she grilled the rice crackers as she gazed upon the plum blossoms blooming atop the eaves of her late husband Kotaro's house. The secret behind the creation of this special treat has been handed down from generation to generation since 1327.

Matsushima Naohide Kokeshi Dolls

Matsushima Naohide Kokeshi Dolls

In order to maintain a feeling of warmth and rustic charm, these dolls are painstakingly created one at a time.