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A 30-minute session dressed in full samurai armour, with posing help, at the Sendai Castle site.
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Anyone on a Sendai castle-hill day who wants a memorable photograph.
It is a short add-on, not a day: getting to the castle hill from the closed cargo quay takes a taxi, the train and the Loople bus, about an hour each way. The record warns off travellers with back or heart problems.
It takes place at one venue, so there is no route to list.
Guide languages: English, Japanese. Cancellation: For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time. Run by 仙台城甲冑体験.
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A 30-minute session dressed in full samurai armour, with posing help, at the Sendai Castle site. Best for: Anyone on a Sendai castle-hill day who wants a memorable photograph.
About 5 hours. The tour runs 30 min; add half an hour to get off the ship and keep the hour before all-aboard free. Allow about an hour each way from the quay to the castle hill.
The operator's policy: For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time. The operator may cancel for bad weather, with a refund.
It is a short add-on, not a day: getting to the castle hill from the closed cargo quay takes a taxi, the train and the Loople bus, about an hour each way. The record warns off travellers with back or heart problems.
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