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
Spots around
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Naruko-kyo Gorge
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Yamadera(Risshaku-ji Temple)
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Sendai Daikannon
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Sendai-Izumi Premium Outlets
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Kokubuncho Yokocho (Alleyways of Kokubuncho District)
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Yunushi Ichijo Ryokan
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Ishinomori Manga Museum
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Loople Sendai
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Matsushima Islands Area
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Zuihoden Mausoleum
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Osaki Hachimangu Shrine
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Oshu Kaido Street Umen Bansho (Shiroishi Umen)
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Kataribe taxi
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Abe Kamaboko-ten Main Store - Specialists in Kamaboko (steamed seasoned fish paste)
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Sagakei Gorge
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Matsushima Islands Area
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Sendai Umino-Mori Aquarium/Mitsui Outlet Park
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Jozenji-dori Ave.
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Site of Sendai Castle
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Matsushima Sightseeing Cruise
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Hitome Senbonzakura (1,000 Sakura trees at a glance)
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Johgi Nyorai
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Otaka-Mori
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Discovery Center
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Ruins of the Great
East Japan Earthquake:
Sendai Arahama Elementary
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Yajiro Kokeshi Village
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Urakasumi Sake Brewery
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Sushitetsu
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Shiroishi Castle / Sumaru Yashiki (House)
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Sendai Station
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Naruko Onsen Hot Springs
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Shiogama Shrine/Shiwahiko Shrine
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Sendai City Museum
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Sendai Station
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Downtown Sendai City
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Kirin Brewery Sendai
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Akiu Onsenkyo Hot Springs (Akiu Otaki Falls, Rairai-kyo Gorge)
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Akiu Kogei no Sato (Akiu Craft Park)
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The Nikka Whisky Sendai Factory Miyagikyo Distillery
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SENDAI Tourist Information Desk
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Sendai 3/11 Memorial Community Center
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Miyagi Zao Tour of Juhyo, Ice Monster
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Accommodation in Oku-Matsushima
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Zao Fox Village
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Zao Okama crater lake
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Tsukihama Public Beach (Fishing Experience)
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Shiogama Seafood Wholesale Market