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