How was Sendai? We were there yesterday (the 14th), when it was supposed to be mankai (full bloom.) It was a the tail end of our Tohoku road trip that had us in Kakunodate, Lake Tazawa, Hiraizumi and Matsushima. We planned to check out Shiroishi River Tsutsumi Ichimoku Senbonzakura (白石川堤一目千本桜) and Funaoka Castle Ruins Park (船岡城址公園.) Unfortunately, it was gloomy and rainy, so we decided to pay a visit to Zao Fox Village instead.