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