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