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