Four day trips from Sendai, and how to choose
Matsushima, Yamadera, Akiu and Zao — what each is, what it costs, and which one suits your day.
Checked on 2 August 2026Sendai guides
Getting around, eating, budgeting, shopping — the things you look up before you go. Articles with a check date have been compared against the official source.
Getting around Sendai
Two subway lines, one loop bus, and a covered arcade that does more work than either.
Checked on 2 August 2026
Sendai through the year
What is actually happening season by season, which dates are confirmed, and which are still guesses.
Checked on 2 August 2026
What Sendai is known for eating
Gyutan, zunda, sasa-kamaboko and the seafood next door — what they are and where the categories live.
Checked on 2 August 2026
How to order gyutan in Sendai
What a gyutan set actually contains, thick cut versus thin, and how to order well when you are eating alone.
Getting from Sendai Airport into the city
The checked Airport Access Line fare, plus the timetable details to confirm before an arrival in Sendai.
Checked on 2 August 2026
Sendai transit passes, and when they are worth it
Checked pass prices, validity periods and single-fare baselines for comparing a Sendai trip.
Checked on 3 August 2026