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