Aobayama Park

Aoba Ward, Sendai

4.1★★★★★★★★★★1.5K reviews

Historic park with a museum & statue of the city's founder, plus a route leading to castle ruins.

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Address: 26 Kawauchi, Aoba Ward, Sendai, Miyagi 980-0862, Japan

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★★★★★★★★★★Zakaria Hasim· a year ago
The road to the top, where the castle is (or was) is beautiful. The vegetation is lush and it's all green (I visited in October). The slope is a bit tough to climb but it's worth it. Otherwise there is a bus that goes to the top. You ca…
★★★★★★★★★★Crumpled Nomad· 3 years ago
I believed this park was located on the site of the old Sendai castle. The castle is no longer there but we do see some old remnants of the past castle. This park offered a panoramic view of the Sendai city. Within the park, there are ma…
★★★★★★★★★★Donatella Polizzi· 3 years ago
We walked up there from Sendai station. It was long. But definitely worth it (on the way back we took the subway, only 3 stops to Sendai). It is a beautiful climb (steep) and you get to the old castle, then a few more steps and you are b…