Sendai
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Sendai (仙台市, Sendai-shi) is the caipital o Miyagi Prefectur, Japan, an the lairgest ceety in the Tōhoku Region. In 2005 the ceety haed a population o ane million, an wis ane o Japan's 19 designatit ceeties. The ceety wis foondit in 1600 bi the daimyo Date Masamune, an is weel kent bi its nickname, the Ceety o Trees (杜の都, Mori no Miyako); there are aboot 60 zelkova trees on Jōzenji Street (定禅寺通, Jōzenji dōri) an Aoba Street (青葉通, Aoba dōri).
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Sendai 仙台 | |
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Designatit ceety | |
仙台市 · Sendai Ceety | |
Frae top left: Sendai Tanabata Festival, Statue o Date Masamune, Gyutan, Jozenji St. in Simmer, Jozenji St. in Autumn, Skyline o Sendai. | |
Location of Sendai in Miyagi Prefectur | |
Coordinates: 38°16′N 140°52′E | |
Kintra | Japan |
Region | Tōhoku |
Prefectur | Miyagi Prefectur |
Govrenment | |
• Mayor | Emiko Okuyama |
Area | |
• Total | 788.09 km2 (304.28 sq mi) |
Population (2008) | |
• Total | 1,031,704 |
• Density | 1309.1/km2 (3,391/sq mi) |
Symbols | |
• Tree | Japanese zelkova |
• Flouer | Japanese clover |
Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Staundart Time) |
City Hall Address | 3-7-1 Kokubun-cho, Aoba-ku, Sendai-shi 980-8671 |
Website | www |
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In the simmer Sendai Tanabata Festival, the lairgest Tanabata festival in Japan, is held. In winter the trees are decoratit with thoosans o lichts for the Pageant o Starlicht (光のページェント), lastin through maist o Dizember.