Sendai Mediatheque
This building with glass facades on all sides stands out prominently on Jozenji-dori Avenue. It is a public institution that provides a base for a variety of cultural activities, mainly related to art and moving images. At the same time, it supports activities that are related to various media.
It was designed by Toyo Ito, winner of the Pritzker Architecture Prize, and the building itself is celebrated in its own right.
It was designed by Toyo Ito, winner of the Pritzker Architecture Prize, and the building itself is celebrated in its own right.
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HISTORY IN CITYMore Information about Sendai Mediatheque
Street address
- 2-1 Kasuga-machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai City, Miyagi
Access
Route1
- Take the Sendai Subway Namboku Line and get off at Kotodai-Koen Station. A 6-minute walk from the Koen 2 exit.
Route2
- A 20-minute walk from Sendai Station
Opening Hours
- 9:00-22:00
Closed
- Closed for Maintenance: 4th Thursday in January through November and from Dec. 29 - Jan. 3
Website
- http://www.smt.jp/en/
Best season
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Point
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Yajiro Kokeshi Village
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Tsukihama Public Beach (Fishing Experience)
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Sendai-Izumi Premium Outlets
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Akiu Kogei no Sato (Akiu Craft Park)
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SENDAI Tourist Information Desk
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Zao Fox Village
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Matsushima Sightseeing Cruise
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Sushitetsu
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Accommodation in Oku-Matsushima
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Shiogama Shrine/Shiwahiko Shrine
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Miyagi Zao Tour of Juhyo, Ice Monster
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Yamadera(Risshaku-ji Temple)
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Osaki Hachimangu Shrine
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Matsushima Islands Area
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Ruins of the Great
East Japan Earthquake:
Sendai Arahama Elementary
School -
Sendai 3/11 Memorial Community Center
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Akiu Onsenkyo Hot Springs (Akiu Otaki Falls, Rairai-kyo Gorge)
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Site of Sendai Castle
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Urakasumi Sake Brewery
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Kataribe taxi
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Kokubuncho Yokocho (Alleyways of Kokubuncho District)
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Loople Sendai
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Sagakei Gorge
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Sendai Station
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Discovery Center
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Zao Okama crater lake
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Sendai City Museum
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Hitome Senbonzakura (1,000 Sakura trees at a glance)
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Otaka-Mori
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Ishinomori Manga Museum
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Matsushima Islands Area
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The Nikka Whisky Sendai Factory Miyagikyo Distillery
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Oshu Kaido Street Umen Bansho (Shiroishi Umen)
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Sendai Daikannon
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Sendai Station
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Abe Kamaboko-ten Main Store - Specialists in Kamaboko (steamed seasoned fish paste)
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Shiroishi Castle / Sumaru Yashiki (House)
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Yunushi Ichijo Ryokan
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Jozenji-dori Ave.
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Sendai Umino-Mori Aquarium/Mitsui Outlet Park
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Kirin Brewery Sendai
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Naruko-kyo Gorge
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Johgi Nyorai
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Zuihoden Mausoleum
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Downtown Sendai City
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Shiogama Seafood Wholesale Market
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Naruko Onsen Hot Springs