About Sendai
Sendai city, the capital of Japan's Miyagi Prefector, is the largest city in the northeastern region. The city, which has a population of about 1 million people according to 2013 data, is known as "City of Trees" with the reason of zelkova trees in Jozenji and Aoba Streets. The Sendai Tanabata Festival, held during the summer months, is Japan's most comprehensive festival. The city's geographical structure is quite diverse. The east of the city is covered with plains, while the central hill and the west are seen as mountainous. The highest peak of the city is the Mount of Funagata, 1500 meters above sea level ...
The Hirose River stretching through the city, with its length of 45 kilometers, is seen as a symbol of Sendai, There is a Sendai Castle built near the river. The river flooded very often in the 1950s; it is rarely flooding after dams and kits constructed in the 1960s and 1970s. In the temperate, humid subtropical climate, there are very hot summer and cool winter months. The highest temperature value is 24 degrees Celsius in August, while the lowest value is 1 degree Celsius in January.
