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 CITY
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

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