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When it rains · Sendai–Shiogama

The rainy-day Sendai

Wet weather — the station floors and the covered arcades. Timed from the gangway and back. On a 6-hour stop that leaves 2 hr spare — the full hour this site recommends, and then some.

4 hr door to door6 stopsA wet day ashore
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Photo: くろふね / CC BY 4.0
Door to door
4 hr
From the gangway and back
Best for
A wet day
Wet weather — the station floors and the covered arcades
Room to spare
2 hr
On a 6-hour stop that leaves 2 hr spare — the full hour this site recommends, and then some.
What it costs
taxis ~¥3,000 per car + train ¥209 each way
Transport spend: taxis ~¥3,000 per car + train ¥209 each way. Gyutan set ~¥2,500–3,000.
Booking
Nothing
Every stop here takes walk-ups
The route

How the day runs

Times are from the moment you step off, not from the scheduled arrival. Everything shifts if your ship is late; the order does not.

  1. +0:00
    Taxi to JR Nakanosakae, Senseki Line to Sendai

    ~35 min in all

    What you will see here →
  2. +0:40
    Sendai Station 3F: zunda and sasa-kamaboko

    All under one roof

    What you will see here →
    Photo: Kinori / CC BY-SA 4.0
  3. +1:10
    The covered Ichibancho and Clis Road arcades

    10 minutes from the station, dry the whole way

  4. +2:10
    Gyutan lunch

    Gyutan Street on the station’s 3F

    What you will see here →
  5. +3:10
    Train and taxi back

    ~35 min

  6. +3:50
    Back at the gangway
The margin is not optional. This route ends an hour before all-aboard on purpose. If you are running late, drop the last stop, not the hour.
What the day looks like

Sendai–Shiogama, along this route

Real photographs of the places above and the streets between them. Every one is credited.

Godaido
GodaidoPhoto: 掬茶 / CC BY-SA 4.0
Zuiganji
ZuiganjiPhoto: 663highland / CC BY-SA 4.0
Matsushima: Godaido, the bay and Zuiganji
Matsushima: Godaido, the bay and ZuiganjiPhoto: lumoplank / CC0
The Basho boat, Shiogama to Matsushima
The Basho boat, Shiogama to MatsushimaPhoto: 七厩拓 / CC BY-SA 4.0
Build a tuna bowl at Shiogama market
Build a tuna bowl at Shiogama marketPhoto: くろふね / CC BY 4.0
Shiogama Shrine
Shiogama ShrinePhoto: nnh / Public domain
Different hours, different day

The other routes in Sendai–Shiogama

Beside the port2–3 hours · ~2.5hShort calls — the two things near the shipMatsushima by train4–6 hours · ~4.5hThe one thing this port is forShiogama to Matsushima by boat8 hours or more · ~6hLong calls — the market, the Basho boat and the temples
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