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