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