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