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