Sendai
The green capital of the north, rebuilt twice and unhurried. Zelkova avenues, a warlord's gilded mausoleum, and beef tongue as the local dish.
Sendai in eight slides
Wikipedia · 3 Sep 2026
Things to do in Sendai
Where to stay in Sendai
Sendai in a day, two days, three
Landmarks in Sendai
Akiu Great Falls is a waterfall located in Taihaku-ku, Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. It is a nationally designated Place of Scenic Beauty. It is one of "Japan’s Top 100 Waterfalls", in a listing published by the Japanese Ministry of the Environment in 1990.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 15 Jul 2026
Crown of Lenten rose · CC BY 3.0
Aoba Castle is a Japanese castle located in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture. Throughout the Edo period, Aoba Castle was home to the Date clan, daimyō of Sendai Domain. The castle was also known as Sendai-jō (仙台城) or as Gojō-rō (五城楼).
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 16 Jul 2026
掬茶 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Sendai Daikannon , officially known as the Sendai Tendou Byakue Daikannon (仙台天道白衣大観音), is a large statue located in Sendai, Japan. It portrays a woman, the bodhisattva Byakue Kannon holding the cintamani gem in her hand.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2 Jul 2026
Hideyuki KAMON from Takarazuka / 宝塚市, Hyogo / 兵庫県, Japan / 日本 · CC BY-SA 2.0
Sendai Mediatheque is a library in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. It was designed by Toyo Ito in 1995 and completed in 2001.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 24 Mar 2026
scarletgreen from Japan · CC BY 2.0
Zuihōden (瑞鳳殿) in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan is the mausoleum complex of Date Masamune and his heirs, daimyō of the Sendai Domain.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 30 Jul 2026
663highland · CC BY 2.5
Akiu Great Falls is a waterfall located in Taihaku-ku, Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. It is a nationally designated Place of Scenic Beauty. It is one of "Japan’s Top 100 Waterfalls", in a listing published by the Japanese Ministry of the Environment in 1990.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 15 Jul 2026
Crown of Lenten rose · CC BY 3.0
Aoba Castle is a Japanese castle located in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture. Throughout the Edo period, Aoba Castle was home to the Date clan, daimyō of Sendai Domain. The castle was also known as Sendai-jō (仙台城) or as Gojō-rō (五城楼).
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 16 Jul 2026
掬茶 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Sendai Daikannon , officially known as the Sendai Tendou Byakue Daikannon (仙台天道白衣大観音), is a large statue located in Sendai, Japan. It portrays a woman, the bodhisattva Byakue Kannon holding the cintamani gem in her hand.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2 Jul 2026
Hideyuki KAMON from Takarazuka / 宝塚市, Hyogo / 兵庫県, Japan / 日本 · CC BY-SA 2.0
Sendai Mediatheque is a library in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. It was designed by Toyo Ito in 1995 and completed in 2001.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 24 Mar 2026
scarletgreen from Japan · CC BY 2.0
Zuihōden (瑞鳳殿) in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan is the mausoleum complex of Date Masamune and his heirs, daimyō of the Sendai Domain.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 30 Jul 2026
663highland · CC BY 2.5
From the airport
When to go to Sendai: Apr or May or Oct or Nov
The heat breaks and the gardens turn — the best light of the year.
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