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Centred on lively Sendai, the north's biggest city, with grilled beef tongue and the pine-covered islands of Matsushima Bay. An easy, welcoming gateway to Tohoku.

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Best Hotels Near Kotodai-Koen Station | Parks, Government & Kokubuncho Nights
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Best Hotels Near Kotodai-Koen Station | Parks, Government & Kokubuncho Nights

Sendai's civic green heart — zelkova avenues and festival lawns by day, Tohoku's biggest nightlife quarter by night.

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Best Hotels Near Natori Station | Airport Junction & the Rebuilt Coast
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Best Hotels Near Natori Station | Airport Junction & the Rebuilt Coast

The airport junction south of Sendai — Yuriage's famous morning market, easy city access and honest hotel prices.

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Best Hotels Near Aoba-dori Station | Sendai’s Business Heart & the Matsushima Line
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Best Hotels Near Aoba-dori Station | Sendai’s Business Heart & the Matsushima Line

The underground terminus that puts Matsushima on a direct line — and drops you in Sendai's handsomest downtown…

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Best Hotels Near Izumi-Chuo Station | Sendai’s Northern Hub & Stadium Nights
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Best Hotels Near Izumi-Chuo Station | Sendai’s Northern Hub & Stadium Nights

North Sendai's subway terminus — Vegalta match nights, mall convenience and outlet shopping, 17 minutes from downtown.

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Kurikoma-Kogen Station Guide | Mt. Kurikoma Autumn & Hotel Epoca 21
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Kurikoma-Kogen Station Guide | Mt. Kurikoma Autumn & Hotel Epoca 21

Tohoku Shinkansen Guide · Kurikoma-Kogen Station Kurikoma-Kogen Station: The Highland Park-and-Ride —Mt. Kurikoma’s Autumn Fire & One Faithful…

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Best Hotels Near Furukawa Station | Naruko Onsen & Gorge Foliage Junction
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Best Hotels Near Furukawa Station | Naruko Onsen & Gorge Foliage Junction

Tohoku Shinkansen Guide · Furukawa Station Furukawa Station: The Naruko Onsen Junction —Kokeshi Country, Gorge Foliage & Rice-Field…

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Best Hotels Near Sendai Station | Gyutan, Matsushima & the Capital of the North
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Best Hotels Near Sendai Station | Gyutan, Matsushima & the Capital of the North

Tohoku Shinkansen Guide · Sendai Station Sendai Station: The Capital of the North —Gyutan, Date Masamune’s City &…

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Best Hotels Near Shiroishi-Zao Station | Zao Fox Village & Shiroishi Castle
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Best Hotels Near Shiroishi-Zao Station | Zao Fox Village & Shiroishi Castle

Tohoku Shinkansen Guide · Shiroishi-Zao Station Shiroishi-Zao Station: Foxes, a Castle & the Road to the Snow Monsters…

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Tohoku Shinkansen Guide: All 23 Stations from Tokyo to Shin-Aomori
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Tohoku Shinkansen Guide: All 23 Stations from Tokyo to Shin-Aomori

Shinkansen Line Guide · Tohoku Shinkansen Tohoku Shinkansen Guide: Tokyo to Aomori at 320 km/h —Japan’s Longest, Fastest…

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Sendai: The City of Trees — Tanabata Festival, Gyutan & Date Masamune’s Castle
Culture & History

Sendai: The City of Trees — Tanabata Festival, Gyutan & Date Masamune’s Castle

Sendai (仙台) earned its nickname — "The City of Trees" (杜の都 / Mori no Miyako) — from a…

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Matsushima: Japan’s Most Scenic Bay — 260 Islands, Oysters & Zen Temples
Culture & History

Matsushima: Japan’s Most Scenic Bay — 260 Islands, Oysters & Zen Temples

Matsushima (松島) — "Pine Islands" — has been celebrated as one of Japan's most beautiful landscapes since the…

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Japan’s Cat Islands: Tashirojima, Aoshima & More — A Practical Visitor’s Guide
Nature & Outdoors

Japan’s Cat Islands: Tashirojima, Aoshima & More — A Practical Visitor’s Guide

Japan has developed, somewhat accidentally, one of the world's most specific wildlife tourism niches: islands where domestic cat…

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