Located in the lush Dainohara Forest Park, there are 3 exhibitions rooms for natural history, science and engineering, as well as life systems where you can touch and try science for yourself.

4-1 Dainohara Shinrin Koen, Aoba-ku, Sendai 981-0903

Tel:

(+81)22-276-2201

E-mail:

info@kagakukan.sendai-c.ed.jp

Opening Hours:

9:00-16:45 (Entry permitted until 16:00)

Closed Days:

Mondays (Open on national holidays), days following national holidays, the 4th Thursday of every month, and New Year’s holidays

Admission:

550 yen (Discounts are available for groups, children, and students)

Access:

5-minute walk from Asahigaoka Station on the Sendai Subway Namboku Line

URL:

http://www.kagakukan.sendai-c.ed.jp/

This museum presents the beautiful color and innovative design of dye artist Keisuke Serizawa who was a Living National Treasure.

1-8-1 Kunimi, Aoba-ku, Sendai 981-8522

Tel:

(+81)22-717-3318

Opening Hours:

10:00-16:30 (Entry permitted until 16:00)

Closed Days:

Sundays, National holidays, during the exhibition changing periods, university entrance examination days, days on which the university is closed

Admission:

500 yen (Discounts are available for groups, children, and students)

Access:

5-minute walk from Tohoku Fukushidai-mae Station on the JR Senzan Line

URL:

https://www.tfu.ac.jp/kogeikan/

Traces of life from 20,000 years ago, found in the Tomizawa historic ruins, have been preserved and are on display to the public.

4-3-1 Nagamachi-minami, Taihaku-ku, Sendai 982-0012

Tel:

(+81)22-246-9153

E-mail:

t-forest@coral.ocn.ne.jp

Opening Hours:

9:00-16:45 (Entry permitted until 16:15)

Closed Days:

Mondays (Open on national holidays), days following national holidays, the 4th Thursday of every month (Excluding national holidays and December), and New Year’s holidays

Admission:

460 yen (Discounts are available for groups, children, and exchange students)

Access:

5-minute walk from Nagamachi-minami Station on the Namboku Subway Line

URL:

https://www.sendai-c.ed.jp/~bunkazai/~chiteinomori/english/

Around 570 animals from 107 species from all over the world are displayed here according to their habitat and taxonomy at one of the largest zoos in northeastern region of Japan.

1-43 Yagiyama Honcho, Taihaku-ku, Sendai 982-0801

Tel:

(+81)22-229-0122

Opening Hours:

From March to October 9:00-16:45 (Entry permitted until 16:00), From November to February 9:00-16:00 (Entry permitted until 15:00)

Closed Days:

Wednesdays (Open on national holidays, but closed the following day), and New Year’s holidays

Admission:

480 yen (Discounts are available for groups)

Access:

Short walk from Yagiyama Zoological Park Station on the Sendai Subway Tozai Line

URL:

https://www.city.sendai.jp/zoo/

A comprehensive astronomical museum equipped with a planetarium, astronomic exhibition room, and a 1.3 m diameter telescope called Hitomi.

9-29-32 Nishikigaoka, Aoba-ku, Sendai 989-3123

Tel:

(+81)22-391-1300

Opening Hours:

9:00-17:00 (Saturday until 21:30, Exhibition Room until 17:00). Entry permitted until 30 minutes before closing time.

Closed Days:

Wednesdays, the 3rd Tuesday of every month (Open on national holidays, but closed the following day), and New Year’s holidays *Open during the school holiday period.

Admission:

Exhibition Room 610 yen (Discounts are available for groups, children, and students), Planetarium (1 time) 610 yen, Exhibition Room+Planetarium 1,000 yen

Access:

5-minute walk from Ayashi Kanko bus “Nishikigaoka 7-chome kita/ Tenmondai Iriguchi”/Near Takeya Kotsu bus “Sendai-shi Tenmondai” bus stop

URL:

https://www.sendai-astro.jp/

This museum consists of a restored village that dates back to the prehistoric Jomon era, excavated at Yamada-Uenodai site. It offers workshops such as making earthenware.

10-1, Yamada Uenodai-cho, Taihaku-ku, Sendai 982-0815

Tel:

(+81)22-307-5665

E-mail:

j-hiroba@cap.ocn.ne.jp

Opening Hours:

9:00-16:45 (Entry permitted until 16:15)

Closed Days:

Mondays (Open on national holidays), days following national holidays, the 4th Thursday of every month (Excluding national holidays and December), and New Year’s holidays

Admission:

200 yen (Discounts are available for groups, children, and exchange students)

Access:

5-minute walk from Miyagi Koutsu bus “Yamada-Taihaku shobosho-mae” bus stop

URL:

https://www.sendai-c.ed.jp/~bunkazai/~jyoumon/english/

Immerse yourself in Japan’s rich ocean environment with the giant ocean tank. Enjoy the largest dolphin and sea lion shows in northeastern Japan.

4-6 Nakano, Miyagino-ku, Sendai 983-0013

Tel:

(+81)22-355-2222

Opening Hours:

9:00-17:30 (Entry permitted until 30 minutes before closing *Subject to change on the season)

Closed Days:

None

Admission:

2,400 yen (Discounts are available for groups, children, and students)

Access:

15-minute walk from Nakanosakae Station on the JR Senseki Line

URL:

https://www.uminomori.jp/umino/

This museum introduces literary figures associated with the hometown since the Meiji era(1868-1912), as well as current writers and cartoonists. Also on display are literary works related to the Great East Japan Earthquake.

2-7-1 Kitane, Aoba-ku, Sendai 981-0902

Tel:

(+81)22-271-3020

E-mail:

bungakukan@sendai-lit.jp

Opening Hours:

9:00-17:00 (Entry permitted until 16:30)

Closed Days:

Mondays (Open on national holidays), days following national holidays, the 4th Thursday of every month (Excluding national holidays and December), and New Year’s holidays

Admission:

460 yen (Discounts are available for groups, children, and students)

Access:

5-minute walk from “Kitane 2-chome/ Bungakukan-mae” bus stop

URL:

https://www.sendai-lit.jp/

This museum organizes various exhibitions and projects based on the research on the history and culture conduced at the university. It is also a training ground for students to become museum curators.

1-3-1 Tsuchitoi, Aobaku, Sendai 980-0065

Tel:

(+81)22-264-6920

E-mail:

museum@mail.tohoku-gakuin.ac.jp

Opening Hours:

10:00-17:00 (Entry permitted until 16:30)

Closed Days:

Sundays, National holidays, and New Year’s holidays

Admission:

200 yen (Discounts are available for groups, children, and students)

Access:

5-minute walk from Itsustubashi Station on the Sebdai Subway Namboku Line

URL:

https://www.ipc.tohoku-gakuin.ac.jp/tgum/

This public facility is a space for activities related to art and visual culture. Its up-to-date facilities include libraries, media archives, galleries, and studios.

2-1 Kasugamachi, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-0821

Tel:

(+81)22-713-3171

E-mail:

office@smt.city.sendai.jp

Opening Hours:

9:00-22:00 *Some services may have varying opening times

Closed Days:

The 4th Thursday of every month (Excluding national holidays and December), and New Year’s holidays

Admission:

Free (Exhibition and special events may charge admission)

Access:

6-minute walk from Kotodai-koen Station on the Sendai Subway Namboku Line

URL:

https://www.smt.jp/

The first archive of its kind in Japan preserves and exhibits the historical resources of Tohoku University. The building itself is historic and registered as a Tangible Cultural Property.

Tohoku University Katahira Campus, 2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8577

Tel:

(+81)22-217-5040

E-mail:

desk-tua@grp.tohoku.ac.jp

Opening Hours:

9:00-17:00

Closed Days:

Saturdays, Sundays, National holidays, and New Year’s holidays (Except during special exhibitions)

Admission:

Free

Access:

10-minute walk from Aoba-dori Station on the Sendai Subway Tozai Line

URL:

https://www.tohoku.ac.jp/en/about/facilities/museums/31_tohoku_university_archives.html
http://www2.archives.tohoku.ac.jp/

The museum exhibits precious specimens and materials collected from across the world by academic researchers, such as macro-and microfossils, minerals, ancient cultural properties, and animal skeletons.

6-3 Aza-Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8578

Tel:

(+81)22-795-6767

Opening Hours:

10:00-16:00

Closed Days:

Mondays (Open on national holidays, closed the following day), the Obon period (mid-August), the last Sunday in August, and New Year’s holidays

Admission:

150 yen (Discounts are available for groups, children, and students)

Access:

3-minute walk from Aobayama Station on the Sendai Subway Tozai Line

URL:

https://www.museum.tohoku.ac.jp/english/english_index.html

This museum houses materials related to Sendai’s history, culture and arts and crafts, including cultural assets donated by the Date family. The permanent exhibition has a new display for each season.

26 Kawauchi, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-0862

Tel:

(+81)22-225-3074

Opening Hours:

9:00-16:45 (Entry permitted until 16:15)

Closed Days:

Mondays (Open on national holidays), days following national holidays, and New Year’s holidays

Admission:

460 yen (Discounts are available for groups, children, and students)

Access:

8-minute walk from the International Center Station on the Sendai Subway Tozai Line

URL:

https://www.city.sendai.jp/museum/museum/index.html

Sendai 3/11 Memorial Community Center constitutes a base for weaving wisdom and lessons thorough communication, with memories and experiences as vehicles, connecting them to the future and to the world.

85-4 Aza-Kutsugata, Arai, Wakabayashi-ku, Sendai 984−0032

Tel:

(+81)22-390-9022

Opening Hours:

10:00-17:00

Closed Days:

Mondays (Open on national holidays), days following national holidays, and New Year’s holidays

Admission:

Free

Access:

Located within Arai Station on the Sendai Subway Tozai Line

URL:

https://sendai311-memorial.jp/

Stroll through this natural garden in the forests of Aobayama(Natural Monument). The flora on the slopes surrounding Sendai Castle has been protected since the castle’s founding in 1600.

12-2 Kawauchi, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-0862

Tel:

(+81)22-795-6760

E-mail:

garden-tu@biology.tohoku.ac.jp

Opening Hours:

9:00-17:00 (Entry permitted until 16:00)

Closed Days:

Mondays (Garden is open from Vernal Equinox Day to November 30)

Admission:

230 yen (Discounts are available for groups, children, and students)

Access:

12-minute walk from International Center Station on the Sendai Subway Tozai Line

URL:

https://web.tohoku.ac.jp/garden/english/index.html

This museum introduces the lifestyle and history of Sendai since the Meiji era(1868-1912).This is the oldest wooden western-style building in the prefecture, which previously served as an army barracks.

1-3-7 Gorin, Miyagino-ku, Sendai 983-0842 (in Tsutsujigaoka Park)

Tel:

(+81)22-295-3956

E-mail:

folkmuse@deluxe.ocn.ne.jp

Opening Hours:

9:00-16:45 (Entry permitted until 16:15)

Closed Days:

Mondays (Open on national holidays), days following national holidays, the 4th Thursday of every month (Excluding national holidays and December), and New Year’s holidays

Admission:

240 yen (Discounts are available for groups, children, and students)

Access:

7-minute walk from Tsutsujigaoka Station on the JR Senseki Line

URL:

https://www.sendai-c.ed.jp/~bunkazai/~rekimin/riyouannai/english_annai.html

Established in 2006 on the grounds of the Sendai Castle Honmaru (the main building), this guidance facility provides easy-to-understand information about the highlights of the Sendai Castle ruins. The exhibitions primarily focus on the Honmaru’s Great Hall, where the ceremonies and government affairs of the Sendai Domain were once conducted.

1-11 Kawauchi, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-0862 (Located on the Sendai Castle Honmaru site, west of the equestrian statue of Date Masamune)

Tel:

(+81) 22-214-8892 (Sendai City Cultural Properties Division)

Opening Hours:

9:00–17:00

Closed Days:

None

Admission:

Free

Access:

Get off at the Site of Sendai Castle stop on the Loople Sendai sightseeing bus. It is approximately a 20-minute walk from International Center Station on the Sendai Subway Tozai Line to the Honmaru.

URL:

https://www.city.sendai.jp/bunkazai-kanri/kennbunnkann.html

This guidance facility was established on the historic site in 2017 as a place where visitors can casually learn about and experience local history and culture. In the exhibition space, the history of the Mutsukokubunji and Kokubun-niji temples is presented in an easy-to-understand manner through panels and displays of artifacts from archaeological excavations.

2-5-1 Kinoshita, Wakabayashi-ku, Sendai 984-0047

Tel:

(+81) 22-214-8892 (Sendai City Cultural Properties Division)

Opening Hours:

9:00–17:00 (Entry permitted until 16:45)

Closed Days:

Open year-round (However, the facility may close for maintenance and inspection)

Admission:

Free

Access:

5-minute walk from Yakushido Station on the Sendai Subway Tozai Line. Alternatively, get off at the Kokubunji Yakushido-mae or Yakushido Eki bus stop.

URL:

https://www.city.sendai.jp/sebikatsuyo/gaidanceshiisetu.html

Zuihoden is the magnificent mausoleum of Date Masamune, conveying the style of the Momoyama culture. The site also includes Kansenden, the mausoleum of the second lord Tadamune, and Zennoden, the mausoleum of the third lord Tsunamune, as well as a museum displaying burial goods, excavated materials, and facial reconstruction statues of the three feudal lords.

23-2 Otamayashita, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-0814

Tel:

(+81) 22-262-6250

E-mail:

zuihoden@zuihoden.com

Opening Hours:

February 1–November 30: 9:00–16:50 (Entry permitted until 16:30) December 1–January 31: 9:00–16:20 (Entry permitted until 16:00)

Closed Days:

December 31 (All facilities)
January 1 (Kansenden, Zennoden, and the museum are closed; Zuihoden Mausoleum remains open).
*The museum is scheduled to be closed for renovation from early December 2025 to the end of March 2026.

Admission:

Adults: 570 yen, High school students: 410 yen; Elementary and junior high school students: 210 yen. *Discounts available for those with a Loople Sendai one-day pass.

Access:

7-minute walk from the Zuihoden Mausoleum stop on the Loople Sendai sightseeing bus.

URL:

https://www.zuihoden.com/

This is a facility for properly preserving and making available to the public the historical official documents of Sendai City.

5-6-1 Kaigamori, Aoba-ku, Sendai 981-0942

Tel:

(+81) 22-303-6074

E-mail:

koubun@city.sendai.jp

Opening Hours:

9:00–17:00 (Entry permitted until 16:30)

Closed Days:

Saturdays, Sundays, national holidays, and New Year’s holidays (December 29 to January 3)

Admission:

Free

Access:

15-minute walk from Tohokufukushidaimae Station on the JR Senzan Line.

URL:

https://www.city.sendai.jp/kobunsho/koubunsyo/koubunshokan.html

This facility introduces Sendai’s pre-war, wartime, and post-war periods through exhibitions centered on photos and materials from the era. It focuses on the Sendai Air Raid of July 10, 1945, to pass down to future generations the story of the city’s recovery and the desire for peace.

2-12-1 Omachi, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-0804

Tel:

(+81) 22-263-6931

Opening Hours:

9:00–21:30. *The exhibition room is open from 9:00–17:00 (Entry permitted until 16:30).

Closed Days:

New Year’s holidays (December 28 to January 3), and 1–2 days per month.

Admission:

Free

Access:

6-minute walk from Omachi Nishi-koen Station on the Sendai Subway Tozai Line. 5-minute walk from the Tohoku Kosai Hospital / Sensai Fukko Kinenkan-mae bus stop.

URL:

https://www.hm-sendai.jp/sisetu/sensai/