Miyagi Prefecture

Things to Do in Sendai

Things to Do in Sendai, Japan - Sendai Attractions

Things to Do in Sendai

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1-Day Private Sendai Tour
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Day Trips
from $242.00 per group (up to 6)
Back Alley Bar Hopping in Sendai
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Walking Tours
from $96.06 per adult
Private Tour - Get Refreshed in and out, Whisky & Hot Springs in Sakunami!
Full-day Tours
from $122.93 per adult (price varies by group size)
Sendai / Matsushima Half-Day Private Tour with Nationally-Licensed Guide
Public Transportation Tours
from $89.95 per adult (price varies by group size)
Minamisanriku Ai Indigo Tour
Art Classes
from $226.95 per adult
Get your seal! Visit the mysterious temple tour
Wine Tours
from $69.19 per adult (price varies by group size)
DIY Market 'Obento' & Morning Trek
Rail Tours
from $68.08 per adult
Private Tour - Feel the Sea Breeze in an adventurous island: Urato
Full-day Tours
from $108.75 per adult (price varies by group size)
Private Tour - Scenary beyond imagination, a temple into the Sky in Sendai
Rail Tours
from $104.02 per adult (price varies by group size)
Private Tour - Explore intellectual Sendai! Visit museums for the curious.
Public Transportation Tours
from $122.93 per adult

Food, Wine & Nightlife

Top Attractions in Sendai

1. Nikka Whisky Sendai Factory Miyagikyo Distillery

Distilleries

Temporarily closed

By Seidenpriester

The destillery: The history of Whisky in Japan startet with Suntory and Nikka.

2. Zuihoden

Points of Interest & Landmarks • Monuments & Statues

By Seidenpriester

The Zuihoden is the mausoleum of Date Masamune.

3. Jozenji-dori Avenue

Points of Interest & Landmarks

4. Rakuten Seimei Park Miyagi

Arenas & Stadiums

5. Akiu Fall

Waterfalls

... from the Botanical Gardens parking lot, one from the bridge over the river below, and one by walking 5-10 minutes...

6. Osaki Hachiman Shrine

Historic Sites • Points of Interest & Landmarks

7. Sendai Station

Points of Interest & Landmarks

Be sure to explore the basement shopping floors and both sides of the station for lots of great shops and people watc...

8. Rairaikyo Gorge

Valleys

9. Sendaijo Ato

Historic Sites • Points of Interest & Landmarks

Open now

10. Sendai City Museum

History Museums

11. Yurtec Stadium Sendai

Arenas & Stadiums

12. Sendai Mediatheque

13. Rinnoji Temple

Religious Sites

There is a pond to walk around, bridges, and a east-facing pagoda.

14. Ruins of the Great East Japan Earthquake Sedai Arahama Elementary School

Points of Interest & Landmarks

15. Sendai Uminomori Aquarium

Aquariums

16. Sendai Anpanman Children's Museum & Mall

Amusement & Theme Parks

17. Loople Sendai

Public Transportation Systems

18. The Miyagi Museum of Art

Art Museums

19. Yagiyama Zoological Park

Zoos

20. AER Lookout Terrace

Observation Decks & Towers

21. Tsutsujigaoka Park

Parks

Open now

22. Sunmall Ichibancho

Points of Interest & Landmarks

23. Sendai Asaichi

Flea & Street Markets

24. Dainohara Forest Park

Parks

25. Chiteinomori Mueum

Speciality Museums

26. Sendai Astronomical Observatory

Observatories & Planetariums

27. Aoba-dori Avenue

Points of Interest & Landmarks

28. S-Pal Sendai

Shopping Malls

29. Aobayama Park

Parks

30. Mitsui Outlet Park, Sendai Port

Factory Outlets • Shopping Malls

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Private Sightseeing Tours

Cultural & Theme Tours

Half-day Tours

Walking Tours

Day Trips

From quick jaunts to full-day outings.

Nature and Wildlife

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