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