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