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