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Zunda and sasa-kamaboko, Sendai–Shiogama

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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.

4 hr door to door6 stopsA wet day
Open the route in Google Maps, in 6 parts
Photo: Σ64 / 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
None
What it costs
~¥3,000 per car
Booking
Nothing
Every stop here takes walk-ups
Room to spare
Fits a 6-hour stop with nothing to add (off the ship 30 minutes after arrival, back at the gangway an hour before all-aboard). A longer call gives you the extra time; on this one, do not add a stop.
What it costs
Taxis ~¥3,000 per car + train ¥209 each way. Gyutan set ~¥2,500–3,000.

Checked · Visited in person · times from official timetables and operators · Takumi Yamada

Numbers follow the route below. Pins are the places themselves; walking lines are not drawn because the best way between two stops can change with the tram, the tide or the weather.

Open in Google Maps, in 6 parts

  1. 1Your ship → JR Nakanosakaetrain or bus
  2. 2JR Nakanosakae → Sendai Station 3Ftrain or bus
  3. 3Sendai Station 3F → Ichibancho arcadeson foot
  4. 4Ichibancho arcades → Gyutan-dori, Sendai Stationon foot
  5. 5Gyutan-dori, Sendai Station → JR Nakanosakaetrain or bus
  6. 6JR Nakanosakae → Back to the shiptrain or bus

Google Maps on a phone takes three stops between start and end, and none on a train or bus route, so the day opens in parts. Each step below also has its own directions.

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 hereDirections from the ship (train or bus)
  2. +0:40
    Sendai Station 3F: zunda and sasa-kamaboko

    All under one roof. Zunda Saryo’s shop opens at 9:00 and the gyutan houses here (Kisuke) at 10:00; arriving earlier, walk the arcades first

    Directions from the previous stop (train or bus)
    Zunda and sasa-kamaboko, Sendai–Shiogama
    Photo: Σ64 / CC BY 4.0
  3. +1:10
    The covered Ichibancho and Clis Road arcades

    10 minutes from the station, dry the whole way

    Directions from the previous stop (on foot)
  4. +2:10
    Gyutan lunch

    Gyutan Street on the station’s 3F

    Directions from the previous stop (on foot)
    Gyutan in Sendai, Sendai–Shiogama
    Photo: くろふね / CC BY 4.0
  5. +3:10
    Train and taxi back

    ~35 min

    Directions from the previous stop (train or bus)
  6. +3:50
    Back at the gangwayDirections back to the ship (train or bus)
Would rather have it arranged?Half Day Tour in Sendai Retro Alleyways and Specialty FoodsA guide leads the retro alleys and the specialty foods round the arcades · from US$97 · 5.0★ — why we list it
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.

Matsushima, Zuiganji and the Bay Cruise, Sendai–Shiogama
Matsushima, Zuiganji and the Bay CruisePhoto: 663highland / CC BY-SA 4.0
Shiogama Shrine
Shiogama ShrinePhoto: nnh / Public domain
Godaido, Sendai–Shiogama
GodaidoPhoto: 掬茶 / CC BY-SA 4.0
Zuiganji, Sendai–Shiogama
ZuiganjiPhoto: 663highland / CC BY-SA 4.0
Matsushima: Godaido, the bay and Zuiganji, Sendai–Shiogama
Matsushima: Godaido, the bay and ZuiganjiPhoto: lumoplank / CC0
Sendai Umino-Mori Aquarium
Sendai Umino-Mori AquariumPhoto: Rarisan / CC0
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