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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Loople Sendai
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Zao Okama crater lake
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Naruko-kyo Gorge
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Matsushima Sightseeing Cruise
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Yamadera(Risshaku-ji Temple)
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Sendai Umino-Mori Aquarium/Mitsui Outlet Park
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Kataribe taxi
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Abe Kamaboko-ten Main Store - Specialists in Kamaboko (steamed seasoned fish paste)
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Sagakei Gorge
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Urakasumi Sake Brewery
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Sendai-Izumi Premium Outlets
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Accommodation in Oku-Matsushima
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Sendai Station
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Jozenji-dori Ave.
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Miyagi Zao Tour of Juhyo, Ice Monster
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Yunushi Ichijo Ryokan
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Naruko Onsen Hot Springs
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Zao Fox Village
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Sushitetsu
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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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Sendai Station
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Otaka-Mori
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Ishinomori Manga Museum
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Oshu Kaido Street Umen Bansho (Shiroishi Umen)
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Sendai City Museum
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Yajiro Kokeshi Village
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Matsushima Islands Area
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Bar hopping in Iroha Yokocho
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Kokubuncho Yokocho (Alleyways of Kokubuncho District)
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Sendai Daikannon
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Site of Sendai Castle
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Ruins of the Great
East Japan Earthquake:
Sendai Arahama Elementary
School -
Shiogama Shrine/Shiwahiko Shrine
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Sendai Mediatheque
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Shiroishi Castle / Sumaru Yashiki (House)
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Osaki Hachimangu Shrine
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Kirin Brewery Sendai
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Hitome Senbonzakura (1,000 Sakura trees at a glance)
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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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Shiogama Seafood Wholesale Market
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SENDAI Tourist Information Desk
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Discovery Center
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Johgi Nyorai
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Zuihoden Mausoleum
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Matsushima Islands Area
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Tsukihama Public Beach (Fishing Experience)