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