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Sendai City Museum
Sendai City Museum · 仙台市博物館
Explore city history at Sendai City Museum through collections including Date clan donations. Read the exhibition explanations to learn about Date Masamune and historic Sendai.
After the exhibitions, continue to Sendai Castle Site for views over the city.
Sources and dates checked Sendai City Museum: subway exit and Loople-stop access Sendai City Museum: admission, hours and closures
Visitor information at a glance
Address
宮城県仙台市青葉区川内26番地（仙台城三の丸跡）
26 Kawauchi, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-0862, Japan
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Individual permanent exhibition admission costs JPY 460 for adults and university students, JPY 230 for high school pupils and JPY 110 for primary and junior high school pupils. Special exhibitions cost extra.
Opening hours and closed days
The museum opens from 09:00 to 16:45, with last entry at 16:15. It closes on Mondays unless Monday is a public or substitute holiday. It also closes on days after public or substitute holidays, with exceptions for weekends, holidays and other stated dates. Check your visit date in the official opening calendar.
What can I see at Sendai City Museum?
Collections left by the Date clan
The museum opened to preserve and display materials donated by the Date clan. Explore the objects with their explanations to learn Sendai’s history. If interested in a particular item, check whether it is displayed on your visit date.
Sendai City Museum: Date clan donated collections and museum overview
How to get to Sendai City Museum
Take the Tozai subway line to International Center Station. Walk about eight minutes from south exit 1. On Loople, alight at Museum/International Center/Ryokusaikan-mae and walk about three minutes.
Before you visit
Special exhibitions cost extra
Special exhibition prices are separate from permanent admission. Check dates and ticket conditions for the exhibition you want before choosing your visit date.
Closed 28 December–4 January
New Year closure runs from 28 December through 4 January. Follow the official opening calendar for other closures and temporary opening.
Questions about Sendai City Museum
Does a permanent-exhibition ticket include special exhibitions?
Special exhibitions have separate charges. Check the relevant ticket conditions if you want to see one too.
Sources and dates checked
- Sources and dates checked ·
- Sendai City Museum: subway exit and Loople-stop access ·
- Sendai City Museum: admission, hours and closures ·
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