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