500 Yen or Less Experiences!

Fun on a budget for just "One Coin!"

Fun doesn't have to be expensive. There are plenty of things to do in and around Sendai for just one 500 yen coin or less! Animal encounters, brewery tours, handicrafts, and cultural experiences are all available. Explore our list to find something that suits your tastes without having to worry about breaking the bank!

Reservation Available

Sendai City Jomon Site Park

Jomon Period Stone Tool Making

Make arrowheads from obsidian, just like the Jomon people used for hunting.

200 JPY– (tax included)

Recommended Reservation Available

Ruins of the Great East Japan Earthquake: Sendai Arahama Elementary School, Management Office

Ruins of the Great East Japan Earthquake: Sendai Arahama Elementary School Buil…

During the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, 320 children, school staff, and local residents evacuated to Arahama Elementary School. The school building is open to the public as ruins to serve as a memorial and pass on the lessons learned …

0 JPY– (tax included)

YAGIYAMA ZOOLOGICAL PARK FUJISAKI NO MORI

Animal Feeding Experience

Let’s give food directly to animals and observe how they eat.

100 JPY– (tax included)

Recommended Reservation Available

ABCKIDS

English RAKUGO Experience on ZOOM!

Try traditional Japanese comedy in English with Sendai locals online!

0 JPY– (tax included)

Recommended

Abe Kamaboko-ten Co., Ltd.

Hand-Grilled Fishcake Experience in Matsushima! Abe Kamaboko-ten, Teramachi Bra…

At the Matsushima branch of Abe Kamaboko, the ``godfather of Sendai's specialty sasa kamaboko'', you can enjoy piping hot freshly baked sasakama. Please stop by during your time sightseeing in Matsushima!

300 JPY– (tax included)

Recommended Reservation Available

Tanaka Shuzoten Co., Ltd.

Tanaka Shuzoten Traditional Brewery Tour in Kami Town

Step inside a 230-year-old brewery to learn how our "Manatsuru" sake is made.

0 JPY– (tax included)

Recommended Reservation Available

Jogi Nyorai Saihoji Temple

Temple Tour with Monks

It has been about 800 years since Amida Nyorai's treasures were passed down from the surviving members of the refugee Heike clan. In this experience, temple monks will share some of the deep history found all around the precincts of Jogi N…

0 JPY– (tax included)

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Ishinomori Manga Museum

Manga Workshop at Ishinomori Manga Museum

Try your hand at painting and drawing your own manga character illustrations!

200 JPY– (tax included)

Recommended Reservation Available

Wagatsuma Kokeshi Wooden Toy Shop

Shape & Paint Wooden Items Using a Traditional Lathe

Try shaping and painting with a lathe! Choose either a pen stand, chopsticks holder or egg stand~♪

1,000 JPY– (tax included)

Reservation Available

Sendai City Jomon Site Park

Jomon Earthenware Pottery Making

Make Jomon period style pottery out of clay.

100 JPY– (tax included)

Reservation Available

Sendai City Jomon Site Park

Linen Coaster Making

Make a coaster out of linen thread (20 square cm).

200 JPY– (tax included)

Recommended Reservation Available

Greenhakka Limited Liability Company

Konosu Onsen (Akiu Onsen) Architecture and Nature Ecotour in English

Tour a century-old hot spring facility and surroundings filled with rich nature.

300 JPY– (tax included)

Recommended

Kokeshino SHIMANUKI CO.,LTD

Decorate a Miniature Kokeshi Doll

Select your kokeshi doll from 6 types then view the many samples to be filled with inspiration. Now it is time to create your original masterpiece!

900 JPY– (tax included)

Recommended Reservation Available

Kirin Beer Sendai Brewery Tour

The Secret of KIRIN ICHIBAN’s Premium Flavor Discovery Tour

Visit the KIRIN ICHIBAN Sendai bewery for a factory tour and tasting session.

500 JPY– (tax included)

Rinnoji Temple

Buddhist Sutra and Image Copying "Shakyo" & "Shabutsu"

Try sutra (“shakyo”) and Buddhist image (“shabutsu”) tracing. Experience peace of mind while becoming familiar with temples and Buddhism!

500 JPY– (tax included)

YAGIYAMA ZOOLOGICAL PARK FUJISAKI NO MORI

Free Flight Bird Encounter

Observe birds flying up close.

0 JPY– (tax included)

Recommended Reservation Available

Spring Valley Sendai izumi Ski Resort

Sky Adventure Park at Spring Valley Sendai Izumi Mountain Park

Enjoy a wide variety of attractions in the great outdoors! Have even more fun by experiencing nature with your friends or family!

700 JPY– (tax included)

Recommended Reservation Available

ICHINOKURA Co., Ltd

Ichinokura Sake Brewery Tour & Tasting Experience　

Enjoy a sake brewery tour where you can experience traditional brewing techniques using your five senses.

0 JPY– (tax included)

Reservation Available

Sendai City Jomon Site Park

Clay Flute Making

Make a flute from clay (uses 250g of clay).

100 JPY– (tax included)

Reservation Available

Sendai City Jomon Site Park

Make Clay Imprints with Hands and Feet

What patterns can you create by pressing your hands and feet?

100 JPY– (tax included)

Recommended Reservation Available

NIKKA WHISKY MIYAGIKYO DISTILLERY

Miyagikyo Distillery Basic Tour

In producing both Malt and Grain whisky, Miyagikyo Distillery is an exception to the norm. Let us introduce you to the world of our whisky crafted in sublime nature.

0 JPY– (tax included)

Recommended

Jogi Nyorai Saihoji Temple

"Shakyo" Sutra Copying at Jogi Nyorai Saihoji Temple

Experience hand-writing “shakyo” Buddhist sutra texts at our temple’s “Sadayoshi Hall.”

500 JPY– (tax included)

Recommended Reservation Available

Sendai Tansu Kumanodou Workshop

Cut Your Own Chopsticks at Akiu Traditional Crafts Village

Use a saw to cut your own chopsticks! Bring them home the same day.

1,000 JPY– (tax included)

Recommended

Abe Kamaboko-ten Co., Ltd.

Hand-Grilled Fishcake Experience at Abe Kamaboko-ten, Main Store

Enjoy the hand-baked Sasa Kamaboko experience at the Sendai shopping district where the main branch of Abe Kamaboko, the godfather of Sendai's specialty Sasa Kamaboko, is located!

300 JPY– (tax included)

with DOG

🐶Let's Visit a Dog Cafe!🐶

Bring your own dog or play with our shop's dogs in a relaxing at-home setting.

0 JPY– (tax included)

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"Iwanuma Sheep Village"-- Japan Overseas Cooperative Association (JOCA)

"Sheep Breakfast" & Snack Time! Sheep Feeding at "Iwanuma Sheep Village"

Welcome to "Iwanuma Sheep Village!" Help our shepherd feed the 30 sheep living on our ranch during the morning or afternoon feeding sessions.

0 JPY– (tax included)

Recommended Reservation Available

Wagatsuma Kokeshi Wooden Toy Shop

Kokeshi Painting Using a Traditional Lathe

Choose your favorite kokeshi doll from various sizes and shapes, paint it and make your own original kokeshi♪ Finally, use the lathe to apply a wax finish!

500 JPY– (tax included)

Recommended

Rinnoji Temple

Saturday Night Zen Meditation at Rinnoji Temple

Become enlightened through zazen meditation by making your body and spirit one and not allowing yourself to be distracted by anything.

0 JPY– (tax included)

Recommended

Sendai City Tomizawa Site Museum

Let’s Use Stone Tools!

How well can stones cut? Let’s find out!

0 JPY– (tax included)

Reservation Available

Matsushima Kamaboko Honpo Inc.

Hand-Grill a Kamaboko Fishcake ~Main Shop~

Enjoy a fluffy and delicious kamaboko from the grill! ~Main Shop~

300 JPY– (tax included)

Recommended

"Iwanuma Sheep Village"-- Japan Overseas Cooperative Association (JOCA)

Sheep Race! 🐑 at Iwanuma Sheep Village

The most thrilling activity of “Sheep Village” is the sheep race! If you correctly guess the winner, you’ll get free feeding experience tickets or exchangeable “Sheep Village Points”! We also offer sheep feeding and guiding experiences♪

0 JPY– (tax included)

YAGIYAMA ZOOLOGICAL PARK FUJISAKI NO MORI

Animal Petting Experience

Interact directly with animals.

0 JPY– (tax included)

Recommended Reservation Available

Sendai City Agriculture & Horticulture Center

Fig Picking Experience in Sendai

Harvest different varieties of figs depending on the season. The figs look and taste different depending on the variety!

800 JPY– (tax included)

Reservation Available

Sendai City Jomon Site Park

Stone Accessory Making

Using talc, you can make your own original accessories.

200 JPY– (tax included)

Recommended Reservation Available

Uchigasaki Brewing Co.

"Miyagi's Oldest Sake Producer" Uchigasaki Brewery Tour

Join a brewery tour to learn about our sake brand "Hoyo" ("Phoenix"). This high-quality sake brand is loved by locals and produced in small quantities with a focus on taste.

0 JPY– (tax included)

Recommended Reservation Available

Rental Kimono Ume Luv

Matsushima Rental Kimono & Dressing

Stroll the town and bayside in style! Wear a kimono in Matsushima, one of Japan's Three Most Scenic Spots!

5,500 JPY– (tax included)

Reservation Available

Sendai City Jomon Site Park

Make a "Magatama" Bead

Make a magatama accessory from talc. Choose either pink or white!

300 JPY– (tax included)

Recommended Reservation Available

NAKAYU SAKE BREWERY

Nakayu Sake Brewery Tour in Kami Town, Miyagi Prefecture

Learn about how sake is made and the history of our brewery. Then enjoy a tasting session and sake shopping at our gift shop. We specialize in handmade ginjo sake made of local rice and underground water from the Ou Mountains.

500 JPY– (tax included)

Reservation Available

Sendai City Jomon Site Park

How to Start a Fire in the Jomon Period

Use a bow-drill tool to ignite a fire.

200 JPY– (tax included)