Sightseeing

Sendaifs great public transport links mean that you will never be short of things to do or places to visit. There are several sightseeing spots within the city and in the surrounding areas that can make for a fun day trip. Further afield, you can check out spots in your new home prefecture, or other parts of Tohoku (Aomori, Akita, Iwate, Miyagi, Yamagata and Fukushima)

Tourist Information

The following sites are a great source of English information on sightseeing:

Sendai Information
http://www.city.sendai.jp/kikaku/kokusai/english/index.html
An introduction to Sendaifs arts, crafts, food, festivals, etc.

SENDAI Traveling Information

http://www.sentabi.jp/1000/10000000.html
Tourist information on Sendai and surrounding areas; including accommodation listings, sightseeing information, festival descriptions, etc.

Miyagi Touring Navigation

http://www.pref.miyagi.jp/kankou/EN/index.htm
Sightseeing information for Miyagi Prefecture.

Miyagi Theme
http://www.miyagitheme.jp/cd/main_data/area_db_e/index.html
A sightseeing guide for various locations in Miyagi.

Tohoku Guide

http://travel.japan-tohoku.com/enarea.htm
Tourist information on the north-east of Japan.

Japan National Tourist Organization

http://www.jnto.go.jp/eng/index.html
Local and national tourist information ? use the gBrowse the Map of Japanh option to find sightseeing spots in Tohoku.