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