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