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