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Sendai City
Miyagi Prefecture · City
- Designated city
- Prefectural capital
Official websiteMiyagi Prefecture page
Sendai City is the largest city in Tohoku, the prefectural capital of Miyagi Prefecture and a designated city (a major city with powers similar to a prefecture). It grew as the castle town of the Sendai Domain and is called the "City of Trees" for the greenery of the Hirose River and Mt. Aoba. Sites linked to Date Masamune include the Sendai Castle site, Zuihoden and Osaki Hachimangu Shrine; the Sendai Tanabata summer festival and nearby Akiu Onsen are also popular.
Key facts
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2025 Population Census (population, area and density); area from the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI), Area Statistics of Prefectures and Municipalities (2025). National ranks are among the 1,741 municipalities, ordered by this site from these values.
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Places to visit
CastleSendai Castlecastle in Sendai city, Miyagi prefecture, Japan.jpg?width=240)
Buddhist templeSendai Daikannon Templelarge statue in Sendai, Japan
Shinto shrineOsaki HachimanguShinto shrine in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
ParkZuihodenShinto shrines in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
WaterfallAkiu Great Fallswaterfall in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
Hot spring (onsen)Akiu Onsenbuilding in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
Buddhist templeMutsu Kokubun-ji TempleBuddhist temple in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
ShopFujisakidepartment store based in Sendai, Japan
Place of scenic beautyTsutsujigaokaneighborhood in Miyagino-ku, Japan
Amusement parkBenyland
Shinto shrineSendai Tosho-guShinto shrine in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
AquariumSendai Umino-Mori Aquariumaquarium in Miyagi, Japan
Chosen automatically, most popular first, from landmarks and cultural properties registered in Wikidata (we have not checked whether each is open). Names and descriptions: Wikidata (CC0); photos: Wikimedia Commons (photographer and license under each photo).
Mountains in this city
Mountains whose summit is in this municipality (mountains of 800 m or higher on this site's map, and mountains in the famous-mountain lists). Elevations from Wikidata and other sources.
Neighboring municipalities
Municipalities sharing a boundary (computed from the National Land Numerical Information administrative boundaries, January 2021).
Other municipalities in Miyagi Prefecture
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