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 BEAUTYMore 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.

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