Journeys in Japan

Season 1, Episode 18

Episode Title: Sendai & Matsushima, Miyagi: In the Footsteps of a Renowned Warlord

Air Date: 2010-07-27

Overview:

Sendai is the biggest city in northeastern Japan. It's also the hometown of Kumiko Mori, a popular singer and entertainer who appearis frequently on stage and TV. She meets up with NHK WORLD reporter Vincent Giry, and they visit many spots connected with the samurai warlord Date Masamune, who founded Sendai some 400 years ago as his castle town and military base. (Excerpt)