Sendai Shi

Sendai is the largest city in the region of 's island, with around 1 million people. It is the capital of prefecture. As everyone here will tell you, "Sendai is not too big and not too small, it's very convenient and it's close to both the sea and the mountains." hot springs area of the city has a separate article.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Sendai Castle and Sendai City Museum.

Castle
Photo: 掬茶, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.

Museum
Photo: 掬茶, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is the main of Sendai, , and is located in the former Third Bailey of Sendai Castle. The museum displays various artifacts related to the Date clan and the history of Sendai.

Stadium
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, also named Miyagi Baseball Stadium, is a baseball stadium in Miyaginohara Sports Park in , , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Aoba and Taihaku-ku.

Suburb
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Aoba-ku is one of five wards of , the largest city in the of Japan. Aoba-ku encompasses 302.278 km² and had a population of 296,551, with 147,622 households as of March 1, 2012.

Suburb
Photo: Kinori, Public domain.
is the southernmost ward of the city Sendai, in , . As of 1 March 2023, the ward had a population of 234,391 and a population density of 1028 persons per km2 in 113,068 households.

Sendai Shi

Latitude
38.2471° or 38° 14′ 50″ north
Longitude
140.8798° or 140° 52′ 47″ east
Elevation
50 metres (164 feet)
Open location code
8RC26VWH+RW
Geo­Names ID
2111147
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Satellite Map

Discover Sendai Shi from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

“Sendai Shi” goes by many names.
  • Japanese: “せんだい”
  • Japanese: “せんだいし”
  • Japanese: “センダイシ”
  • Japanese: “仙台”
  • Japanese: “仙台市”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Koeji and Tsuchitoi.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Atagobashi Station and Itsutsubashi Station.

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