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