Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #5 in Sendai, Japan

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Number of sights 8 sights
Distance 5.9 km
Ascend 226 m
Descend 149 m

Explore Sendai in Japan with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Activities in SendaiIndividual Sights in Sendai

Sight 1: Sendai City Museum of History and Folkore

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Sendai City Museum of History and Folklore opened in Tsutsujigaoka Park, Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan in 1979. The museum building, the former barracks of the 4th Infantry Regiment, built in 1874 and extended in 1876, is the oldest surviving Western-style building in the prefecture and a Prefectural Tangible Cultural Property.

Wikipedia: Sendai City Museum of History and Folklore (EN), Website

609 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 2: 榴岡天満宮

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Tsukioka Tenmangu is a shrine located in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture.

Wikipedia: 榴岡天満宮 (JA)

835 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 3: 孝勝寺

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Koshoji Temple is a Buddhist temple located in Tsukioka, Miyagino Ward, Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. The name of the mountain is Mt. Kwangmyeong. It is the main temple of Nichiren Buddhism.

Wikipedia: 孝勝寺 (JA)

1661 meters / 20 minutes

Sight 4: Nobody knows Theater

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Nobody knows Theater

Sendai Central Hall (Sendai Central Hall) is a movie theater that was once located in Chuo 2-chome, Aoba-ku, Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture. It was also used as a venue for live performances and vaudeville.

Wikipedia: 仙台セントラルホール (JA), Website

526 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 5: Basho no Tsuji

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Basho no Tsuji

Basho no Tsuji is a crossroads that was the center of the castle town of Sendai Castle during the Edo period. It was the intersection of Omachi-dori and Oshu Highway, which extend from the Otemon gate of the castle, and was the base point of the town division. It is located near the boundary of the current Ichiban-cho and Omachi towns in Aoba-ku, Sendai City, and the Miyagi Prefecture road marker (里程元標) is installed here.

Wikipedia: 芭蕉の辻 (JA)

1421 meters / 17 minutes

Sight 6: Sendai City Museum

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Sendai City Museum

The Sendai City Museum is the main museum of Sendai, Japan, and is located in the former Third Bailey of Sendai Castle.

Wikipedia: Sendai City Museum (EN)

824 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 7: Sendai Castle

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Sendai Castle

Aoba Castle is a Japanese castle located in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. 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). In 2003, the castle ruins were designated a National Historic Site.

Wikipedia: Aoba Castle (EN)

40 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 8: 宮城県護国神社

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Miyagiken Gokoku Shrine is a Shinto shrine located in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. It enshrines the kami of "martyrs of the state" (国事殉難者) and its annual festivals take place on April 30, May 1, and October 23. It was established in 1904 and originally referred to as Shōkonsha (招魂社). Its current name dates to 1939.

Wikipedia: Miyagi Gokoku Shrine (EN)

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