A Day in Sendai City

On Saturday, I traveled to Sendai City and spent the entire day walking around, shopping, and sightseeing. I met an English speaker at Starbucks and kind of got a tour of the city. I went to the 31st floor of the tallest building in Sendai, where you can see the entire city and even the ocean.


I rode the Sendai loop tour bus and saw the site of the castle that was built by order of the one-eyed Samurai, Date Masamune in 1601. The castle was destroyed, but the castle walls were still standing and a statue of the Samurai on a horse was atop Aoba mountain. The view of the city from here was amazing.

I went to my first arcade, which was filled with people and really noisy. Then I stopped by some parks in the city that offered much needed rest and relaxation.

By the time I was finished walking around the city, it was getting dark, and I decided I had better get home. There is so much to do in Sendai that I will have to keep coming back on the weekends. And there are so many Starbucks!