City Details: Sendai
A few alternate names for Sendai are: SDJ, Sendai, Sendai-shi, Sendaishi, Sendaj, sendai, sendaishi, xian tai, xian tai shi, Сендай
Sendai is the capital city of Miyagi Prefecture and the largest city in the Tōhoku region. As of 1 August 2023, the city had a population of 1,098,335 in 539,698 households, making it the twelfth most populated city in Japan.
General Information
- Official Name: Japan
- Common Name: Japan
- Population: 1096704
- Timezone: Asia/Tokyo
- Coordinates: 38.26667, 140.86667
- Country Code: JPN
- Continent: Asia
Closest Airports to Sendai
- 1. Sendai Airport (SDJ), distance from city center: 14.79 km
- 2. Yamagata Airport (GAJ), distance from city center: 46.15 km
- 3. Shonai Airport (SYO), distance from city center: 111.79 km
Location of Sendai
Country Details
- Country: Japan
- Official Name: Japan
- Capital: Tokyo
- Region: Asia
- Subregion: Eastern Asia
- Population: 125,836,021
- Area: 377,930 km²
- Languages: Japanese
- Currency: Japanese yen (¥)
- Timezones: UTC+09:00
- Flag:
Holidays in Sendai, Japan
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- 元日 - 2026-01-01
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- 天皇誕生日 - 2026-02-23
- 春分の日 - 2026-03-20
- 昭和の日 - 2026-04-29
- 憲法記念日 - 2026-05-04
- みどりの日 - 2026-05-04
- こどもの日 - 2026-05-05
- 海の日 - 2026-07-20
- 山の日 - 2026-08-11
- 敬老の日 - 2026-09-21
- 秋分の日 - 2026-09-23
- スポーツの日 - 2026-10-12
- 文化の日 - 2026-11-03
- 勤労感謝の日 - 2026-11-23
Museums in Sendai, Japan
仙台市博物館
Aoba Ward, Sendai, 980-0862, Japan
Coordinates: 38.2560° N, 140.8569° E
Hours: Tu-Su 09:00-16:45
カメイ美術館
23, Aoba Ward, Sendai, Itsutsubashi 1-chome 980-0022, Japan
Coordinates: 38.2548° N, 140.8813° E
Hours: Tu-Su 11:00-16:00 • Dec 28-Jan 04 off
仙台アンパンマンこどもミュージアム&モール
14, Miyagino Ward, Sendai, 983-0817, Japan
Coordinates: 38.2642° N, 140.8875° E
Hours: Mo-Su 09:30-17:00
仙台市歴史民俗資料館
7, Miyagino Ward, Sendai, Gorin 1-chome 983-0842, Japan
Coordinates: 38.2610° N, 140.8984° E
仙台文学館
宮城県道22号仙台泉線, Aoba Ward, Sendai, Kitane 2-chome 981-0921, Japan
Coordinates: 38.2965° N, 140.8761° E
Hours: Tu-Su 09:00-17:00
中本誠司現代美術館
鶴ケ谷中山線, Aoba Ward, Sendai, Mizunomori 3-chome 981-0962, Japan
Coordinates: 38.2946° N, 140.8629° E
Hours: Mo-Su 10:00-18:00
八幡杜の館
11, Aoba Ward, Sendai, Hachiman 3-chome 980-0871, Japan
Coordinates: 38.2689° N, 140.8505° E
Hours: Th-Su 10:00-16:00
仙臺箪笥歴史工芸館
東三番丁線, Aoba Ward, Sendai, Honcho 2-chome 980-8435, Japan
Coordinates: 38.2643° N, 140.8748° E
Hours: Mo-Su 10:00-19:00
スリーエム仙台市科学館
宮城県美術館
仙台西道路, Aoba Ward, Sendai, 980-8631, Japan
Coordinates: 38.2639° N, 140.8552° E
仙台市戦災復興記念館
肴町通, Aoba Ward, Sendai, Omachi 2-chome 980-0804, Japan
Coordinates: 38.2609° N, 140.8671° E
Hours: 9:00-17:00
三居沢電気百年館
亀岡三十人町線, Aoba Ward, Sendai, 980-0866, Japan
Coordinates: 38.2671° N, 140.8403° E
Hours: Tu-Su 10:00-16:00
伊達家伯記念會
多夢多夢舎 中山工房
中山幹線１号線, Aoba Ward, Sendai, Aramaki-Honzawa 1-chome 981-0952, Japan
Coordinates: 38.2879° N, 140.8466° E
島川美術館
24, Aoba Ward, Sendai, Honcho 2-chome 980-0014, Japan
Coordinates: 38.2646° N, 140.8738° E
東北学院大学 博物館
Atagokamisugi-dori Ave., Aoba Ward, Sendai, Itsutsubashi 2-chome 980-8510, Japan
Coordinates: 38.2488° N, 140.8799° E
史跡陸奥国分寺・尼寺跡ガイダンス施設
1, Wakabayashi Ward, Sendai, Kinoshita 2-chome 984-0047, Japan
Coordinates: 38.2498° N, 140.9022° E
Hours: Mo-Su 09:00-17:00
阿部次郎記念館
米ケ袋広丁線, Aoba Ward, Sendai, Komegafukuro 3-chome 980-0813, Japan
Coordinates: 38.2479° N, 140.8721° E
地底の森ミュージアム
長町八木山線, Taihaku Ward, Sendai, Nagamachi 5-chome 982-8601, Japan
Coordinates: 38.2228° N, 140.8725° E
東北福祉大学芹沢銈介美術工芸館
1, Aoba Ward, Sendai, Kunimi 1-chome 981-8522, Japan
Coordinates: 38.2795° N, 140.8473° E