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