Aoba-ku,_Sendai
Aoba-ku, Sendai
Ward of Sendai in Tōhoku, Japan
Aoba-ku (青葉区) is one of five wards of Sendai, the largest city in the Tōhoku region of Japan. Aoba-ku encompasses 302.278 km² and had a population of 296,551, with 147,622 households as of March 1, 2012.
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Aoba-ku, Sendai
青葉区 | |
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Ward of Sendai | |
| 青葉区• Aoba-ku | |
 Sendai Pageant of Starlight in Aoba-dori avenue | |
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 Location of Aoba-ku in Sendai | |
  Aoba-ku, Sendai | |
| Coordinates: 38°16′09″N 140°52′14″E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Tōhoku |
| Prefecture | Miyagi |
| City | Sendai |
| Established | April 1, 1989 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 302.27 km2 (116.71 sq mi) |
| Population (March 1, 2012) | |
| • Total | 296,551 |
| • Density | 981.08/km2 (2,541.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (Japan Standard Time) |
| Postal | 980-8701 |
| Address | 1-5-1 Uesugi, Aoba-ku, Sendai-shi, Miyagi-ken |
| Telephone | 022-225-7211 |
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The Miyagi Prefecture government office and the main city government offices are located there, along with JR Sendai Station, a train station that is surrounded by many types of stores. A short walk from the station is the Ichibancho shopping district, a popular destination. The outdoor shopping mall is home to countless shops and restaurants, such as McDonald's and kimono stores. Eight stations of the Sendai Subway Nanboku Line are also located in this ward.
Iris Ohyama has its headquarters in Aoba-ku.[1][2]
Air China has an office on the 1st floor of the Sendai Honcho Park Building in Aoba-ku.[3] Asiana Airlines operates a sales office in the Taiyoseimei Sendai-eki Kita Building in Aoba-ku.[4]
A popular tourist destination in Aoba-ku is Jozenji-Dori, a zelkova-lined street with El Greco sculptures that draws crowds year-round. Photographs of the sculptures are often used for postcards.
The main shrine building (shaden) of the Shinto shrine Ōsaki Hachiman-gū located in Aoba-ku has been designated as a National Treasure of Japan.
Sendai International Center is located near the Ichibancho district and the campus of Tohoku University. The International Center offers information for foreigners in the city, including a library of books in languages other than Japanese (predominantly English).
The South Korean government maintains the Korea Education Institution (Korean: 센다이한국교육원; Japanese: 仙台韓国教育院) in Aoba-ku.[5]
Railway stations
Highways
Tōhoku Expressway – (Sendai-Miyagi Interchange)
National Route 4
National Route 45
National Route 48
National Route 457
- "map_sendai.doc." (Direct image link) Iris Ohyama. Retrieved on November 7, 2010.
- "International Offices Archived 2008-12-17 at the Wayback Machine." Air China. Retrieved on January 18, 2009.
- "Worldwide Offices Japan Archived 2012-05-30 at archive.today." Asiana Airlines. Retrieved on January 19, 2009.
