Sendai
Sendai is the capital city of Miyagi Prefecture and the largest city in the Tōhoku region.
Sendai is the capital city of Miyagi Prefecture and the largest city in the Tōhoku region. As of 1 August 2023, the city had a population of 1,098,335 in 539,698 households, making it the twelfth most populated city in Japan.
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What Wikivoyage says to see
Although one of Japan's most pleasant and livable cities, Sendai is not generally high on the tourist circuit as it was flattened in the war and has few historical sights remaining. However, for those interested in touring the city, the.Gozain Sendai Volunteer English Interpreter and Tour Guide Group offer free guided tours (no charge for the guides)
- 01Miyagi Museum of Art
- 02Ōsaki Hachiman Shrine
Completed in 1607, and is designated a national treasure.
- 03Statue of Kannon
- 04Sendai Mediatheque
This building was designed by Toyo Ito and is an important piece of contemporary architecture.
- 05Rinno-ji
- 06SS30 Building Observation Lounge
Aoba-ku, Chūō, 4 Chome (at the intersection of Higashi Nibancho Street and Kitamenmachi Street).
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Things to do
Akiu Onsen is an onsen town located in the outskirts of Sendai, known to be frequented by the famous samurai Date Masamune and home to its own Akiu Kokeshi, now considered to be part of the Togatta Kokeshi-type.
- 01Benyland
It's not exactly Disneyland, but you can have a fun few hours on the roller coasters and other rides.
- 02Sankyozawa Traffic Park
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Where to eat
Sendai's specialties include gyūtan (牛タン), grilled beef tongue; sasakamaboko (笹かまぼこ), a type of fish sausage; and zundamochi (ずんだ餅), sweet green soybean paste eaten with soft glutinous rice balls. Sendai-Miso (仙台味噌) has a long history. Hiyashi-Chuka (冷やし中華, cold ramen noodles) originated in Sendai.
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Getting to Sendai
- Airports
- Sendai (SDJ), 15 km · Niigata (KIJ), 158 km · Ibaraki (IBR), 236 km
- Niigata → Sendai164 km · quickest by road, 3h 28m · ¥2,370–3,230
- Omitama → Sendai230 km · quickest by road, 4h 54m · ¥2,870–3,920
- Aomori → Sendai284 km · quickest by road, 5h 49m · ¥3,940–5,350
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No local-transport research exists yet for Sendai
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Sendai. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inTaiheiyo Ferry (太平洋フェリー) (Japanese) +81-22-259-0211.
- Get inOffers overnight car ferries to Nagoya (21 hr 40 min) and Tomakomai (in southern Hokkaido) (15 hr 20 min) on the SS Ishikari and SS Kitakami.
- Get inGetting there: Ferry terminal is a ten-minute taxi ride away from Nakanosakae Station (中野栄駅) on the JR Senseki line (仙石線).
- Get inFor further details, check out the ferry website.
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