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.

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