Around Sendai Castle (仙台城)
Amazon.co.jp ウィジェットTook the Sendai city loope (loop) bus. Goes round and round the city. The bus comes every 20 minutes on weekdays and 15 on weekends. A one-day pass costs ¥600. Great value.
I was traveling with a chinese friend. So he had to go visit Lu Xun’s monument. This was a stop before Sendai Castle.
And Goemon just had to see Data Masamune’s bust while we were there. Who is Date Masamune?
You just have to love that crescent moon headgear. 
Goemon’s so tiny ^^.
Here’s me with Lord Date.
This is how you carry your gorillapod when you’re not using it as a camera tripod. I love this tool. Get it from Amazon Japan or Amazon.com
Alighting from the bus stop, behold! The gate to Sendai Castle. The stone base you see on the left is the original castle base. Not a replica. It survived various wars including WWII.
The famous large equestrian statue of Date Masamune.
The statue without Goemon in the way.
From the front. You can see the spectacular city view in the background. But from the angle he’s at, he isn’t looking over the city. I wonder what he’s looking at.
This is just me playing with monotone. 
I guess if you were a foot soldier kneeling before him, this is how he would have looked. Intimidating. 
A clear shot of Date Masamune.
The Gokoku Shrine (Gokoku-jinja 護国神社) on site where the main castle grounds were.
School girls on a trip. I reckon Japanese school kids get more excursions than everyone else. You think so?
Goemon taking in the city view from Sendai Castle.
If it’s one thing I learnt on my visit to Sendai Castle, it has be to this. My friend makes a very ugly girl ^^.
I also wanted to visit the family graves of the Date clan. Didn’t have time. If you do happen to go, let me know how it went. Gotta plan another trip down to Sendai sometime soon ^^.
