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The Sendai area

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Diagram of the Sendai area, drawn from checked coordinates Every destination position comes from a checked coordinate. The local diagram works without network access; switch to Map for official GSI geography and labels. ¥940 ¥420 · 40 min ¥510 · 40 min ¥770 · 50 min ¥680 · 17 min ¥860 · 60 min Sendai Bay Akiu Onsen Central Sendai Matsushima Sakunami Onsen Sendai Airport Shiroishi Yamadera Zao
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Zuihoden Tanabata Night

  • Central Sendai
  • Normal admission; no separate night price is published

Date Masamune's mausoleum stays open until 20:30 for the three nights of Tanabata, lit by lanterns, with the main hall opened to view. A special Loople Sendai night bus runs to it every fifteen minutes between 17:15 and 21:00. It is the quiet half of Tanabata — the streamers downtown are shoulder to shoulder, and this is twenty minutes away up a hill.

Zuihoden official site · Official schedule · Checked on 3 August 2026

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    USEFUL FOR THIS TRIP

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    Verified guide Four day trips from Sendai, and how to choose Matsushima is the easy one and works as a same-morning decision. Yamadera is a climb and gives nothing to anyone who does not do it. Akiu is a bath, not a view. Zao is two different trips depending on the month and needs planning. Official source: JR East fare revision, 14 March 2026 · Checked on 2 August 2026 Verified guide Getting around Sendai Most visitors do not need a transport pass in Sendai. The arcades are free and cover the centre; the Loople day pass covers the hilltop sights; the subway is two lines crossing once. Buy the Marugoto Pass only if you are leaving the city. Official source: Transportation Bureau, City of Sendai · Checked on 2 August 2026 Verified guide Getting from Sendai Airport into the city Use the checked fare below for budgeting, then open the operator's current timetable for the departure you plan to take. This article does not turn an unchecked first train, last train or service interval into a planning fact. Official source: Sendai Airport Transit — fares from Sendai · Checked on 2 August 2026 Verified guide Sendai through the year Tanabata is fixed to 6-8 August and is the one date you can plan a trip around. Blossom timing swings almost two weeks and nobody official forecasts it any more. The winter illumination has no announced dates for the coming season at all. Official source: Sendai Tanabata Matsuri organising committee · Checked on 2 August 2026

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