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