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