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