Kotodai Park
勾当台公園
Kotodai Park offers statues and art amidst seasonal foliage, hosting city festivals.
What it is
- A park with statues of historical figures and artworks.
- Venue for citywide festivals and events.
What to see
- Statues of historical figures and sculpted artworks.
- Bronze statue of sumo wrestler Tanikaze Kajinosuke.
- Cherry blossoms and azaleas in spring.
- Vibrant maples and ginkgo trees in autumn.
When to go
- Spring for cherry blossoms and azaleas.
- Autumn for maples and ginkgo trees.
- During the Pageant of Starlight.
- During the Tanabata Festival or Aoba Festival.
Getting there
- Located off tree-lined Jozenji-dori Avenue.
- Next to the Miyagi Prefectural Government Office.
In detail
Statues of historical figures and sculpted artworks dot the grounds of Kotodai Park. These stand against backdrops of cherry blossoms and azaleas in spring and vibrant maples and ginkgo trees in autumn.
The park is situated off tree-lined Jozenji-dori Avenue, next to the Miyagi Prefectural Government Office. It is often the venue of citywide festivals and events, including the Pageant of Starlight, the Tanabata Festival, and the Aoba Festival.
A lifelike bronze statue of Tanikaze Kajinosuke (1750–1795), a popular sumo wrestler from Sendai, stands among the many sculpted figures in the park. He was exceptionally tall for his time, measuring 189 centimeters (6 ft 2 in), and the life-size statue gives an idea of Tanikaze’s strength. Tanikaze was the fourth sumo wrestler in Japan to receive the title of yokozuna, the highest rank in the sport.
Text: 観光庁 地域観光資源の多言語解説文データベース. Reproduced unchanged. The notes above were written from that text by Japan Gems.
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