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