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Sendai City Museum
Sendai City Museum · 仙台市博物館
Explore Sendai’s history at Sendai City Museum, with materials including Date family donations. Read the displays to learn about Date Masamune and the city’s past.
After the museum, you can continue to Sendai Castle Site for city views.
Official sources Sendai City Museum: subway exit and Loople-stop access Sendai City Museum: admission, hours and closures
Visitor information
Admission
Individual permanent exhibition admission costs ¥460 for adults and university students, ¥230 for high school students, and ¥110 for elementary and junior high school students. Special exhibitions cost extra.
Opening hours
The museum opens 09:00–16:45, with last admission at 16:15. It closes on Mondays, except public/substitute holidays. The day after a public/substitute holiday is also normally closed, with exceptions for weekends and holidays. Check your date in the official opening calendar.
What to see at Sendai City Museum
Materials left by the Date family
The museum opened to preserve and exhibit materials donated by the Date family. Explore them alongside display explanations to learn Sendai history. For a particular object, check whether it will be on display on your date.
Sendai City Museum: Date family donations and museum overview
How to get to Sendai City Museum
Take the Tozai subway to Kokusai Center. From South Exit 1, walk about eight minutes. Loople uses Museum, International Center and Ryokusaikan-mae, about three minutes away on foot.
Before you visit
Special exhibitions cost extra
Special exhibitions have separate charges from the permanent exhibition. Choose your date after checking the exhibition period and ticket conditions.
Closed 28 December–4 January
The museum closes 28 December–4 January for year-end and New Year. Follow the official opening calendar for other closures and temporary openings.
Questions about Sendai City Museum
Does a permanent exhibition ticket include special exhibitions?
Special exhibitions have separate admission charges. Check that exhibition’s ticket conditions if you want to visit too.
Official sources
- Official sources ·
- Sendai City Museum: subway exit and Loople-stop access ·
- Sendai City Museum: admission, hours and closures ·
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