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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Tsukihama Public Beach (Fishing Experience)
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Oshu Kaido Street Umen Bansho (Shiroishi Umen)
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Hitome Senbonzakura (1,000 Sakura trees at a glance)
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Sendai Daikannon
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Naruko Onsen Hot Springs
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Akiu Onsenkyo Hot Springs (Akiu Otaki Falls, Rairai-kyo Gorge)
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Sendai 3/11 Memorial Community Center
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Matsushima Islands Area
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Zuihoden Mausoleum
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Osaki Hachimangu Shrine
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Site of Sendai Castle
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Bar hopping in Iroha Yokocho
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Shiogama Seafood Wholesale Market
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Otaka-Mori
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Shiogama Shrine/Shiwahiko Shrine
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Sushitetsu
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Ruins of the Great
East Japan Earthquake:
Sendai Arahama Elementary
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Kirin Brewery Sendai
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Sagakei Gorge
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Sendai Station
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SENDAI Tourist Information Desk
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Matsushima Islands Area
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Zao Okama crater lake
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Discovery Center
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Sendai Mediatheque
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Yamadera(Risshaku-ji Temple)
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Sendai-Izumi Premium Outlets
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Jozenji-dori Ave.
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Matsushima Sightseeing Cruise
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Sendai Station
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Zao Fox Village
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Yunushi Ichijo Ryokan
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Sendai Umino-Mori Aquarium/Mitsui Outlet Park
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Yajiro Kokeshi Village
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Urakasumi Sake Brewery
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Abe Kamaboko-ten Main Store - Specialists in Kamaboko (steamed seasoned fish paste)
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Shiroishi Castle / Sumaru Yashiki (House)
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Ishinomori Manga Museum
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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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Loople Sendai
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The Nikka Whisky Sendai Factory Miyagikyo Distillery
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Sendai City Museum
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Kokubuncho Yokocho (Alleyways of Kokubuncho District)
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Johgi Nyorai
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Kataribe taxi
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Accommodation in Oku-Matsushima
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Naruko-kyo Gorge