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