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Sendai
Sendai's oldest public park, a leafy riverside retreat famous for spring cherry blossoms and a historic Confucius shrine.
The opulent, gilded mausoleum of Date Masamune, Sendai's founding warlord, deep in a cedar forest.
The hilltop site of Date Masamune's castle, now a sweeping city viewpoint crowned by his statue.
A gleaming black-and-gold National Treasure shrine built by Date Masamune, host of a famous fire festival.
A serene Date-family temple with a classic pond garden, five-storey pagoda and famous iris blooms.
Sendai's beloved zelkova-lined boulevard, a leafy green tunnel that dazzles with winter illuminations.
Sendai's main history museum, home to Date Masamune's armour and the story of his domain and voyages.
A thundering 55-metre waterfall in the wooded hills west of Sendai, one of Japan's finest cascades.
A scenic river gorge of sculpted rock and clear pools near Akiu Onsen, glorious in autumn colour.
Toyo Ito's landmark glass-and-steel cultural centre, a masterpiece of modern Japanese architecture.
A bustling lane of produce and seafood stalls near Sendai Station, known as 'the kitchen of Sendai'.
A famous gyutan chain born in Sendai, grilling the city's signature beef tongue over charcoal.
A historic mochi shop serving Sendai's famed zunda mochi in a beloved, less-sweet traditional style.
A maze of tiny retro alleyways packed with izakaya, bars, and eateries in the heart of Sendai.
The famous green zunda shake and zunda mochi, served right inside Sendai Station's sweets concourse.
The memorial shrine of Date Masamune, the one-eyed warlord who founded Sendai, set among quiet cedars in Aoba-ku.
An ornate 1654 shrine to Tokugawa Ieyasu, with Important Cultural Property gates just steps from its own JR station.
A 100-metre white Kannon towering over the suburbs, hollow inside with an elevator and 108 Buddhas to explore.
The northernmost of Japan's ancient provincial temples, its Yakushido hall rebuilt by Date Masamune in 1607.
The ancient guardian shrine of northern Japan atop a 202-step stairway, famed for its rare late-blooming cherry.
The Date clan's magnificent Zen temple at Matsushima, a National Treasure with gilded halls and cedar-lined approach.
The iconic little hall of Matsushima on an islet reached by red bridges, Tohoku's oldest Momoyama building.
The 'Rose Temple' of Matsushima, a moss-and-maple garden retreat holding the mausoleum of a young Date prince.
Free 30th-floor observation lobby in a downtown skyscraper, a favorite spot for Sendai night views.
