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