Aoba-jo Honmaru Kaikan

Aoba Ward, Sendai

4.1★★★★★★★★★★10.4K reviews

A national historic monument, this hilltop site has castle ruins, an exhibition hall & city views.

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Address: 1 Kawauchi, Aoba Ward, Sendai, Miyagi 980-0862, Japan

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★★★★★★★★★★Roman Sannikov· 2 months ago
There is no castle and not much in terms of ruins. The English language plaques don't explain the significance of the castle much. But the views from the ruins are beautiful and they do have an interesting VR tour of what the castle woul…
★★★★★★★★★★旅人L· 5 months ago
You can scan the QR code there and see the virtual Aoba Castle, the ruins was obvious and accompanied by the statue of Date Masamune overviewing Sendai city. If you stand a little bit away from the sides or back of the statue, you can ca…
★★★★★★★★★★Nathalie Ribbers· 2 years ago
Ruins of the Aoba castle: now also available with VR tour to get an idea of what the castle used to look like. On the grounds, there are plenty of places to have a bite, or look at the scenery (you can see as far as the ocean!). It's qu…