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