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Sendai

City of Trees — Tohoku's largest city, Date clan history and beef tongue.

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38.2682°N, 140.8694°E

ABOUT

The largest city in the Tohoku region, known as the "City of Trees." A former castle town linked to the feudal lord Date Masamune, with a rich food culture of beef tongue and sasa-kamaboko fish cakes. Sendai has continued to grow as Tohoku's hub city following its recovery from the Great East Japan Earthquake.

WHERE TO STAY

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THINGS TO DO

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CITY DATA

PopulationPOPULATION

Approx. 1,100,000 (largest city in the Tohoku region)

AreaAREA

783.54 km²

ClimateCLIMATE

Pacific-side climate — relatively cool summers and light winter snowfall, annual rainfall: approx. 1,250mm

TransportTRANSPORT

AIRPORTSendai Airport (→ Sendai Station: ~25 min by train)

SHINKANSENSendai Station (Tohoku / Akita / Yamagata Shinkansen)

LOCALJR lines, Sendai Municipal Subway (Namboku & Tozai Lines)

SightsSIGHTS

Matsushima, Sendai Castle Ruins (Aoba Castle), Zuihoden Mausoleum, Akiu Onsen, Sendai Tanabata Festival

GETTING TO SENDAI

From Tokyo~1 h 30 m · ≈ ¥11,200

Tohoku Shinkansen

From Shin-Aomori~1 h · ≈ ¥7,300

Tohoku Shinkansen

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