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