3-Day Sendai itinerary guide

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Top stops to prioritize

Sendai Umino-Mori Aquarium
Mori
Aoba Castle Honmaru Hall (Miyagi Prefecture Gokoku Shrine Event Venue)
Andy
Risshaku-ji Temple (Yamadera)
Matsuzakaya
Mitsui Outlet Park Sendai Port
Rakuten Mobile Park Miyagi

Day 1: Most popular attractions

For day 1, we strategically grouped the most popular attraction, Zuihōden (Grave of Date Masamune), with surrounding point of interests to start your trip off with a bang.

Sendai Umino-Mori Aquarium
Mitsui Outlet Park Sendai Port
Rakuten Mobile Park Miyagi
S-PAL Sendai - Main Building
Yagiyama Zoological Park

Day 2: West side of town

For day 2, we recommend exploring the west side side of town.

Aoba Castle Honmaru Hall (Miyagi Prefecture Gokoku Shrine Event Venue)
Equestrian Statue of Date Masamune
Zuihōden (Grave of Date Masamune)
Sendai Mediatheque
Kotodai Park

Day 3: Keep it simple

For day 3, these 5 places should be enough to fill your day with something exciting to do in Sendai.

Risshaku-ji Temple (Yamadera)
Akiu Great Falls
Sendai Izumi PREMIUM OUTLETS
National Treasure Osaki Hachiman Shrine
Sendai Forus

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