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