[2025 Sendai Attraction] Travel Guide for Goshikinuma Pond (Updated Apr)

📍Miyagi Prefecture I went sightseeing in Miyagi Prefecture for 2 days and 1 night I will introduce the tourist spots in Sendai that I learned about during this trip, as they are must-see spots for fans. 【Tourist Spots】 🚉Kokusai Center Station on the Sendai Subway Tozai Line ⚫︎Goshikinuma Pond ⚫︎Monument of Hanyu and Arakawa In fact, Goshikinuma Pond in Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture, is said to be the birthplace of figure skating in Japan. It seems that it started around 1890 (Meiji 23), when a foreigner living in Sendai city started skating there⛸️ The monument is made of glass and features the signatures of Yuzuru Hanyu, who is from Sendai City, and Shizuka Arakawa, who has ties to Sendai City✨ If you are a fan, be sure to visit it as one of your sightseeing spots🔖 #Miyagi Prefecture #Sendai City #Domestic Travel #Spring 0 Yen Trip

🚉Transportation tips: ▪️You can take the Hayabusa Shinkansen directly from Tokyo or Aomori (Shin-Aomori) to Sendai. Please note that all seats on the Hayabusa train are reserved. ▪️You can take buses in Sendai City, including the loople sightseeing bus, which passes by all major attractions. A one-day ticket costs 630 yen, and a one-day bus + subway ticket costs 920 yen. — 2️⃣Main attractions ❶Sendai Daikannon ▪️You can take bus No. 910 from the No. 19 bus stop at Sendai Station. The ticket price is 400 yen. The internal visit closes relatively early, at 15:30. This attraction is quite far away. If you don’t plan to go inside, it will take an hour and a half to go back and forth, and only 10 minutes to take photos. You have to consider whether it is worth it. ❷Sendai Gymnasium🏟 ▪️Take the Sendai Subway Namboku Line from Sendai Station and get off at Tomisawa Station, 310 yen. Turn left after exiting the subway and walk for a while until you see the sign. Just follow the sign and you will arrive after crossing the park. It was a little quiet on days when there were no students. ❸Greenery Pavilion-Goshikinuma-Sendai City Museum-Lu Xun Monument-Sendai Castle ▪️These attractions are all in the same area and can be reached by foot. Although you can take the bus, I took the subway and got off at Kokusai Center Station on the Sendai Subway Tozai Line. ▪️Green Pavilion: There are free postcard sets available, and the souvenir shop opens at 10 o'clock. There is a bust of Date Masamune outside the museum, and a large grassy area. Sometimes there is a market, and people set up tents to sell things, which is very lively~ ▪️Goshikinuma: The birthplace of Japanese figure skating. ▪️Sendai Museum: Tsukishima’s workplace, there is also a volleyball sign at the door! ▪️Lu Xun Monument: There is also a statue next to it. ▪️Sendai Castle: To get up from the museum, you need to walk up a big slope, which is basically like climbing a mountain, and it will be a bit tiring. There is no tower on top, only ruins and a statue of Date Masamune riding a horse. However, the view is very broad, you can overlook Sendai City and see the Great Guanyin Statue. — 3️⃣Shopping and food ❶ Shopping malls near Sendai Station ▪️ebeans: There is a large store A on the 7th floor, a bookstore on the 6th floor, and CDs on the 5th floor. ▪️Parco: There is a jump shop on the 8th floor and a gashapon on the 7th floor but there are not many things. ❷Edamame milkshake [IceCream] There is Kikusuian on the third floor of the JR station. It is delicious and not too sweet. I highly recommend it! The edamame pancakes are delicious too. ❸ Beef tongue There is a street of grilled beef tongue next to Kikusuian, where both Tanjiro and Rikyuu sell it.

📍 Okama Lake of Zao (Goshikinuma), Miyagi It is a circular crater lake surrounded by the three peaks of Zao, Mt. Katta, Mt. Kumano, and Mt. Goshiki. It is called "Okama" because it is shaped like a kettle.⛰️ The surface of Goshikinuma is emerald green. The Zao Echo Line that leads to Okama is restricted during the winter when there is snow, and it is only open from late April to early November.🚗 When we went there during Golden Week, there was still snow left, and the road was a wall of snow.❄️ The weather was fine, but there was still snow left, and it was still cold outside.😳↑ I wore an ultra light down jacket, heat tech, and tights underneath!! 🤣 But, the view was amazing when we arrived.💓 There is an observation deck just off the parking lot, and there is a rest house, as well as facilities such as a souvenir shop and toilets! Add some excitement to your everyday life: 🌙 📍Okama (Goshikinuma), Miyagi📮 Togatta Onsen, Zao-cho, Katta-gun, Miyagi Prefecture　Okama Observatory, Kuraishi-dake National Land🕚 8:00-16:30🅿️ Parking available #Sakura2024 #AmazingView #AmazingSpot #Miyagi #MiyagiTrip #MiyagiTourism #GirlsTrip