Downtown Sendai City
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The central downtown area of Sendai City, the largest city in Tohoku, boasts numerous shopping and dining establishments, so visitors can have fun as they eat, walk, and shop as they explore the city. In particular, Sendai's New Year's sales campaign starting on January 2 is a time of big competitive sales with eye-catching prices that only happens once a year. The number of tax-free stores, stores with multilingual menus, and free Wi-Fi hotspots are on the rise in shopping areas, so visitors can have a pleasant sightseeing experience.
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SEASIDE BEAUTY
More Information about Downtown Sendai City
Street address
- Chuo, Aoba-ku, Sendai City, Miyagi
Access
- 5 minutes by foot from Sendai Station
Opening Hours
- Varies depending on the establishment
Closed
- Varies depending on the establishment
Best season
- All year
Point
- We urge you to try Sendai specialties like beef tongue, sasakamaboko fish paste, and sweets made with zunda (mashed green soybeans)! Zuke-don seafood bowls, hiyashi chuuka cold ramen, ramen, and other "B-class"gourmet cuisine are also recommended.
update: Sep.3.2024

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