Sendai Mediatheque
This building with glass facades on all sides stands out prominently on Jozenji-dori Avenue. It is a public institution that provides a base for a variety of cultural activities, mainly related to art and moving images. At the same time, it supports activities that are related to various media.
It was designed by Toyo Ito, winner of the Pritzker Architecture Prize, and the building itself is celebrated in its own right.
It was designed by Toyo Ito, winner of the Pritzker Architecture Prize, and the building itself is celebrated in its own right.
View scenic routes that include this spot
HISTORY IN CITY
More Information about Sendai Mediatheque
Street address
- 2-1 Kasuga-machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai City, Miyagi
Access
Route1
- Take the Sendai Subway Namboku Line and get off at Kotodai-Koen Station. A 6-minute walk from the Koen 2 exit.
Route2
- A 20-minute walk from Sendai Station
Opening Hours
- 9:00-22:00
Closed
- Closed for Maintenance: 4th Thursday in January through November and from Dec. 29 - Jan. 3
Website
- http://www.smt.jp/en/
Best season
- -
Point
update: Sep.3.2024

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