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