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