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Yagiyama Zoo

八木山動物公園

Elephants, lions, bears, tigers! Mingle with the rabbits. Coin lockers available.

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Benyland
This is a fun little amusement park. It's not exactly Disneyland, but you can have a fun few hours on the roller coasters and other rides.
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Sendai (Aoba) Castle Ruins
仙台城跡
Often recommended by locals, though there isn't much to see beyond the old castle walls and a nice view over the modern city. There's a replica of a gate and a statue of the founder of the city, Date Masumune. However, the ruins of Sendai Castle is the theme of a famous poem written by Doi Bansui called "Kojo no Tsuki" ('The Moon over the desolate castle'). In the poem, the author touchingly invites us to reflect on the impermanence of all life, which is represented by the ruins of the once great castle caught in the light of the full moon. The poem has been put to music and is famous throughout Japan. There is a food court and a small museum on-site.
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Tohoku University Botanical Gardens
東北大学植物園
Botanical garden with 800+ species, with a focus on willows and alpine plants.
Spring Equinox Day until November 30¥230 for adults, ¥110 for children
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Tohoku University Museum of Natural History
東北大学総合学術博物館, Tōhoku Daigaku Sōgō Gakujutsu Hakubutsukan
Showcases a wide array of specimens from the university's research in earth sciences, featuring complete skeletons of a Stegosaurus, Fukuiraptor, and a Sei whale, alongside a comprehensive collection of fossils and minerals that illustrate 2 billion years of evolution and Earth's changes.
Free