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