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