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