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