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Recommended for Sendai beginners! Enjoy Sendai to its fullest with Loople Sendai!

  • Chimon
  • Last updated: 2022.03.9

Do you know how even beginners can easily enjoy Sendai to its fullest?
That is to use "Loople Sendai".
Loople Sendai is a circular bus that connects tourist spots in the center of Sendai city.
View one of Japan's most beautiful urban areas, get off at your desired sightseeing spot, discover Sendai attractions you never knew about, and enjoy it all up to you!

This time, we will introduce how to enjoy Sendai using Loople Sendai.

What is Loople Sendai?

Loople Sendai is a route bus that circulates around the city's tourist spots and began operating on May 13, 1999 as a joint project between the Sendai City Economic Bureau and the Sendai City Transportation Bureau.
Loople Sendai, which operates not on regular route buses but on special retro streetcar-style vehicles, also serves as an accent to the beautiful cityscape of Sendai.
Many people seem to be taking pictures of vehicles and dedicated bus stops and uploading them on SNS.
However, be aware that during busy seasons such as August, regular route buses are operated with banners affixed to them.

The Loople Sendai starts at Sendai Station and runs clockwise for about 70 minutes, connecting the city center and tourist spots in the Aobayama area.
During special services such as Tanabata Festival and the SENDAI Page of Lights, the train starts from Sendai Station and connects to the event venue.

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Operating hours are 9:00-16:00 from Sendai Station.
On weekdays, the bus runs every 20 minutes (22 flights/day), and on Saturdays, Sundays, holidays, and during the busy summer holidays, it runs every 15 minutes (29 trains/day) throughout August.

Great ways to enjoy Loople Sendai

Loople Sendai costs 260 yen (130 yen for children) for each ride.
It costs 520 yen when you go to your destination and come back.
If you get off at two places, it will cost 780 yen, which becomes more expensive each time you go sightseeing.

In such a case, buy a one-day ticket.
A one-day ticket for Loople Sendai costs 620 yen (310 yen for children), so you can get your money's worth by getting off at two locations.
There is also a one-day pass for the subway, which costs 900 yen (450 yen for children).

Moreover, when you purchase this one-day ticket, you will receive the following benefits!

1-day ticket purchase benefit

Sendai station bus stop

  • Hotel Metropolitan Sendai: 5% discount on food and drinks
  • Hotel Monterey Sendai: 5% discount on food and drinks

Aoba-dori Ichibancho Station bus stop

  • DATE BIKE Service Station: Bicycle rental 1-day pass 200 yen discount
  • The Westin Sendai: 5% discount on food and drinks

Bansuisodo-mae bus stop

  • Sendai City War Damage Reconstruction Memorial Museum: Material exhibition room admission fee, group rate applicable

Zuihoden-mae bus stop

  • Otamachaya: Miyagi local cuisine, set of zunda mochi and rice dumplings 1,180 yen → 1,100 yen
  • Zuihoden: Admission fee: 100 yen discount for general public and university students, 50 yen discount for high school students, elementary and junior high school students

Museum/International Center bus stop

  • Sendai City Museum: Permanent exhibition admission fee, group rate applicable

Sendai Castle Ruins Bus Stop

  • Japanese Restaurant Sendai: 100 yen discount on food and drinks
  • Aoba Castle Materials and Exhibition Hall: Admission fee: 200 yen discount for junior high school students and above, 100 yen discount for elementary school students

Kokusai Center Station/Miyagi Prefectural Museum of Art bus stop, Second High School/Miyagi Prefectural Museum of Art bus stop

  • Miyagi Prefectural Museum of Art: Permanent exhibition admission fee, group rate applicable or special exhibition admission fee 100 yen discount

Osaki Hachimangu-mae bus stop

  • Osaki Hachimangu Shrine: Picture postcard gift

Benefits of purchasing a one-day pass for the subway

If you purchase a one-day pass for the subway, you can receive other purchase benefits in addition to the benefits of the Loople one-day pass.

Facilities near the Tozai Subway Line

  • Serco Homes-Paradise Yagiyama: Entrance fee, group rate applicable
  • Sendai City History and Folklore Museum: Admission fee, group rate applicable

Facilities near the Namboku Subway Line

  • Underground Forest Museum: Admission fee Group rates apply
  • Sendai Literature Museum: Admission fee, group rate applicable
  • 3M Sendai City Science Museum: Admission fee, group rate applicable

Facilities accessible by Sendai City Bus

  • Sendai City Wildflower Garden: Entrance fee, group rate applicable

Where can I buy a one-day ticket?

Loople Sendai 1-day passes can be purchased at various facilities, including the Sendai Station West Exit Bus Pool Information Center.
In the worst case scenario, they are also sold on the Loople Sendai train, but there is a limited number of tickets available, so we recommend purchasing at the sales facility if possible.

In addition, common one-day passes for the subway are also sold at the counters of each subway Tozai Line and Namboku Line station.
This is convenient for those who use the subway.

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