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