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