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