＜Aobayama Park Sendai Ryokusai-kan＞A New Landscape for

A New Landscape for "City of Trees" Sendai

Approximately an 8-minute walk from Sendai City Subway International Center Station, this oasis in Sendai, Miyagi, showcases history and culture through festival floats used in seasonal celebrations, traditional crafts, artifacts excavated during cultural property surveys, and a tea room built in the mid-Meiji period and designated as a tangible cultural property by the city. The glass-enclosed terrace offers a leisurely setting overlooking greenery swaying in the breeze and rippling water.

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Traditional Culture Reimagined Through Immersive Technology

Installed in the "Information Lounge" in March 2025, the "Shukusai Ryokusai Virtual Suzume Festival" is a tourist attraction that combines tradition and technology. A touch panel allows customization of an avatar by selecting colors for the dancer's costume and mask, followed by participation in a virtual festival displayed on the main monitor.

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A Relaxing Café Along the Breezy Hirose River

The adjoining cafe serves 100% beef hamburgers, craft cola, pudding, soft-serve ice cream, and other menu items for indoor dining, outdoor seating, or takeout. Open-air terrace seating is also available during milder seasons. Business hours: 10:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. (last order at 4:30 P.M.)

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A Gateway to Sendai's History, Culture, and Academia

"Aobayama Park Sendai Ryokusaikan" was built with reference to the spatial composition of the "Former Ozeki Residence of the Katakura Retainers," an Edo-period building designated as a cultural property of Miyagi. The facility also houses a shop offering local specialties and crafts from Miyagi and Sendai, providing a convenient stop for travel keepsakes and souvenirs.

01. Actual yamaboko festival floats and Tanabata streamers on display
02. The original "Equestrian Statue of Date Masamune" installed on the southeast side of the facility
03. "Zangetsutei," built in the mid-Meiji period and named after a teahouse associated with Sendai Castle

Aobayama Park Sendai Ryokusai-kan

Address: Kawauchi Oimawashi, Mubanchi, Aoba Ward, Sendai City, Miyagi
Access: Car: 10 minutes from Tohoku Expressway Sendai-Miyagi IC; Train: 8-minute walk from International Center Station on the Sendai Subway Tozai Line; Bus: 2-minute walk from the "Museum, International Center, Ryokusaikan-mae" bus stop on the Loople Sendai
Official Website: https://parks-aobayama.jp/
TEL: +81-22-266-1651Please inform the staff that you found us through "Tabiiro."
FAX: +81-22-266-1652
Business hours: 9:00 A.M. to 7:00 P.M. *December to February: 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.; Cafe: 10:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. (LO 4:30 P.M.)
Regular Holiday: Closed on the first Monday of March, June, September, and December; the first Tuesday of March, April, June, July, September, and December; and during the New Year holidays *Subject to change; see the website for details
Fee: Free admission
Parking: 243 spaces (Standard vehicles: 230, Large vehicles: 9, Accessible spaces: 4 ) *Rates vary; see the website for details