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