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