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