Sendai Station (Miyagi)

Sendai Station

Sendai Station (仙台駅) is the major railway hub of the Tohoku region in Japan, serving more passangers than any station outside Greater Tokyo Area. It is a stop for all Akita and Tohoku Shinkansen trains, the eastern terminus for the Senzan Line, and major stop on both the Tohoku Main Line and Senseki Line. It is located Aoba Ward in Sendai, Miyagi.

Lines

• JR East Akita Shinkansen Line
• JR East Tohoku Shinkansen Line
• JR East Tohoku Main Line
• JR East Senzan Line
• JR East Senseki Line
• JR East Jōban Line
• The Sendai City Subway Line
• JR East Sendai Airport Line (under construction, due to open 2006)

Layout

There are actually two Sendai Stations built side by side with an underground passageway connecting the two. In the east is the main Sendai Station, a hub for the East Japan Railway Company containing both the Tohoku and Akita Shinkansen Lines and several local ones. On the east side of the building, across the ward border in Miyagino-ku is the section for the east-west Senseki Line. To the west is the Sendai City Subway Station, which serves the Subway Line and is actually closer to Aoba-dōri Station than Sendai station.

Surrounding area

West (Main) Exit

The area outside the west exit of Sendai Station is the traditional center of attention around the station. This is because the area is closer to the central business district of Sendai, which initially developed around Sendai Castle.

The area is home to some of the largest department stores in Sendai. The S-Pal department store and the Station are directly connected to each other. A large elevated walkway outside the exit provides access to other departments stores, such as the Sakurano Department Store, the Jujiya Co. Sendai Store, and EBeanS. EbeanS is home to Junkudo Sendai, the largest bookstore in the Tohoku Region. The AER Building, a large office building built through recent redevelopment, is also located in the area and is home to various offices and stores, such as Maruzen, another large bookstore.

The area around the Asaichi-dori street, next to EBeanS is known as the Sendai Asaichi (Sendai morning Market), although stores are open all day long. The Asaichi is home to a wide variety of small stores that mainly sell Japanese foods.

The Sendai Metropolitan Hotel can be directly accessed via the elevated walkway and is extremely convenient for visitors unfamiliar with the area. The entrance to Sendai's largest shopping malls, such as the Clis Road Shopping District and the Ichibancho Shopping District, are located close to the exit of the elevated walkway, and a bus exchange area and taxi pool can be found under the walkway.

East Exit

• Yobadashi Camera Sendai Store
• BiVi Sendai
• East Sendai Station Bus Exchange Area
• East Sendai Station Taxi Pool

Adjacent Stations

Touhoku Shinkansen	Shiroishi-Zao	Sendai	Furukawa
Akita Shinkansen	Shiroishi-Zao	Sendai	Furukawa
Touhoku Main Line	Nagamachi	Sendai	Higashi-Sendai
Jōban Line	Nagamachi	Sendai
Senzan Line (Local)		Sendai	Toshougu
Senseki Line (Local)	Aoba-dōri	Sendai	Tsutsujigaoka
Sendai Subway Line	Itsutsubashi	Sendai	Hirose-Dori