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 BEAUTY
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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Site of Sendai Castle
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Shiogama Seafood Wholesale Market
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Kokubuncho Yokocho (Alleyways of Kokubuncho District)
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Matsushima Islands Area
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Miyagi Zao Tour of Juhyo, Ice Monster
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Jozenji-dori Ave.
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Bar hopping in Iroha Yokocho
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Kirin Brewery Sendai
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Otaka-Mori
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Ishinomori Manga Museum
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Matsushima Sightseeing Cruise
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Shiogama Shrine/Shiwahiko Shrine
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Sendai Umino-Mori Aquarium/Mitsui Outlet Park
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Discovery Center
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Sendai 3/11 Memorial Community Center
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Johgi Nyorai
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Sagakei Gorge
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Matsushima Islands Area
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Zao Fox Village
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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-Izumi Premium Outlets
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Ruins of the Great
East Japan Earthquake:
Sendai Arahama Elementary
School -
Zao Okama crater lake
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Akiu Onsenkyo Hot Springs (Akiu Otaki Falls, Rairai-kyo Gorge)
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Shiroishi Castle / Sumaru Yashiki (House)
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Sendai Mediatheque
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Yajiro Kokeshi Village
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Sendai Station
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Hitome Senbonzakura (1,000 Sakura trees at a glance)
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Zuihoden Mausoleum
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Yamadera(Risshaku-ji Temple)
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Oshu Kaido Street Umen Bansho (Shiroishi Umen)
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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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Loople Sendai
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Osaki Hachimangu Shrine
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Sushitetsu
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Sendai Daikannon
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Sendai City Museum
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The Nikka Whisky Sendai Factory Miyagikyo Distillery
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Kataribe taxi
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Sendai Station
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SENDAI Tourist Information Desk
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Naruko-kyo Gorge
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Urakasumi Sake Brewery
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Accommodation in Oku-Matsushima