{"id":5344,"date":"2019-10-03T13:04:43","date_gmt":"2019-10-03T13:04:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wonderful-japan.com\/en\/?p=5344"},"modified":"2019-12-16T12:14:18","modified_gmt":"2019-12-16T12:14:18","slug":"sendai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wonderful-japan.com\/en\/sendai\/","title":{"rendered":"Sendai : The ancient city of trees of Tohoku"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"full_slider_1\" class=\"avia-fullwidth-slider main_color avia-shadow   avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_section  avia-builder-el-first   container_wrap fullsize\"><div class=\"avia-slideshow av-be2emn-f9949f7e24cd274fb784a5ea4047c397 avia-slideshow-no scaling av_slideshow_full avia-fade-slider av-slideshow-ui av-control-default av-slideshow-autoplay av-loop-endless av-loop-manual-endless av-default-height-applied   avia-slideshow-1\" 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.av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:30px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-av_heading-b63aaa641b81bbdf3147a758da648ee4 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:20px;\n}\n\n@media only screen and (min-width: 480px) and (max-width: 767px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-b63aaa641b81bbdf3147a758da648ee4 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n\n@media only screen and (max-width: 479px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-b63aaa641b81bbdf3147a758da648ee4 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class=\"av-special-heading av-av_heading-b63aaa641b81bbdf3147a758da648ee4 av-special-heading-h1 blockquote modern-quote modern-centered  avia-builder-el-2  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first  av-inherit-size\"><h1 class=\"av-special-heading-tag \" itemprop=\"headline\">Sendai<\/h1><div class=\"av-subheading av-subheading_below\"><p>The ancient city of trees of Tohoku<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"hr av-k0fc52yl-1eefbf90f35cabe6f7a2931afa83c825 hr-short  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_three_fifth  hr-center\"><span class=\"hr-inner \"><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-k0fc6x5o-29a0584c06d92b54f2b4f4f2c24bf350\">\n.flex_column.av-k0fc6x5o-29a0584c06d92b54f2b4f4f2c24bf350{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class=\"flex_column av-k0fc6x5o-29a0584c06d92b54f2b4f4f2c24bf350 av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_two_fifth  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  \"><section class=\"av_textblock_section av-k0fc7acf-9cd611ae878ac9dd8c2f8ad621157124 \" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\"><div class=\"avia_textblock\" itemprop=\"text\"><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Sendai<\/strong> is the capital of Miyagi Prefecture and the largest city in the Tohoku region, located in the northeast of Honshu Island. Nestled between the mountains (to the west) and the Pacific Ocean (to the east), it has long been known as the city of trees because of the many groves that were planted by residents several centuries ago. More recently, the city was particularly exposed to the great Tohoku earthquake of 11 March 2011, one of the most violent in Japanese history, whose epicentre was located 130 km from the city.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Despite this, Sendai is a prosperous city with many economic activities and nearly 50,000 companies in all sectors (textiles, rubber, crafts&#8230;), but also an important research and university centre with about fifteen universities.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Located about 350 km from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wonderful-japan.com\/en\/tokyo\/\">Tokyo<\/a>, Sendai is easily accessible from the capital, with more than 80 Shinkansen trains (Tohoku line) connecting the two cities daily. The journey is direct and takes between 1 hour 30 and 2 hours.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">One of Sendai&#8217;s main tourist attractions is Sendai Abajo Castle, dating from the 17th century and known to have been an impregnable fortress in fact from its location on the Aobayama hill. The castle park offers a magnificent view of the city and the Pacific Ocean. The castle also houses the Sendai City Museum (Aobajo Shiryo Tenji-kan) where you can see many objects that belonged to the Date Lords family, as well as a reconstruction of the castle in synthetic images. Another museum not to be missed is the Miyagi Art Museum, where more than 4,000 contemporary Western (such as Klee or Kandinsky) and Oriental works are on display, and nearly 350 sculptures in the museum&#8217;s garden.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Architectural enthusiasts will appreciate the Sendai Media Library designed by architect Toyo Ito, which won the Royal Institute of British Architects&#8217; Gold Medal in 2006.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Apart from the castle park, one of the most beautiful views of Sendai is from the observatory located on the 31st floor of the AER building, where there are also many shops and restaurants.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sendai is also very well known for its festivals, including the Tanabata parade in August and the jazz festival on Johzenji street in September.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In terms of gastronomy, Sasa-Kamaboko, a fish paste grilled over a wood fire, is one of Sendai&#8217;s 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#wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-k48eaitx-ad6f2b5f6d097fddbe75a470e4106bad .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class=\"av-special-heading av-k48eaitx-ad6f2b5f6d097fddbe75a470e4106bad av-special-heading-h2 blockquote modern-quote modern-centered  avia-builder-el-8  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_textblock  av-inherit-size\"><h2 class=\"av-special-heading-tag \" itemprop=\"headline\">General informations<\/h2><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section av-k0fcatgo-36968ff59556d18bb7b52367070bb96b \" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\"><div class=\"avia_textblock\" itemprop=\"text\"><p><span style=\"padding: 0px 20px 0px 20px;\"><strong>Sendai in japanese : <\/strong>\u4ed9\u53f0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"padding: 0px 20px 0px 20px;\"><strong>Region :<\/strong> Tohoku<br>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"padding: 0px 20px 0px 20px;\"><strong>Prefecture :<\/strong> Miyagi<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"padding: 0px 20px 0px 20px;\"><strong>Population :<\/strong> 1.09 million inhabitants<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"padding: 0px 20px 0px 20px;\"><strong>Density :<\/strong> 1,380 inhabitants\/km\u00b2<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"padding: 0px 20px 0px 20px;\"><strong>Link :<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/sendai-travel.jp\/\">Official Website<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-k0fcbrgi-90193a427bd140b79423da8e6fe69385\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-k0fcbrgi-90193a427bd140b79423da8e6fe69385{\nheight:30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class=\"hr av-k0fcbrgi-90193a427bd140b79423da8e6fe69385 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-10  el_after_av_two_fifth  avia-builder-el-last \"><span class=\"hr-inner \"><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div 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