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