Sendai, Miyagi

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Lua error in Module:Unicode_data at line 293: attempt to index local 'data_module' (a boolean value). is the capital city of Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. It is the largest city in the Tōhoku Region. Sendai is also called the Lua error in Module:Unicode_data at line 293: attempt to index local 'data_module' (a boolean value).. About 1,045,986 people live in the city as of 2010.[1]

Date Masamune built the castle at Sendai in 1601. The modern-day city of Sendai developed around it.[2]

On March 11, 2011, an earthquake and a tsunami badly damaged the city and its surroundings.

Lua error in Module:Unicode_data at line 293: attempt to index local 'data_module' (a boolean value). (IATA: SDJICAO: RJSS) is in nearby Natori, Miyagi, 13.6 km (8.5 mi) south southeast of Sendai Station. The airport was badly damaged by the tsunami, but re-opened for limited service the next month.[3] The US State Department said the airport was safe to visit.[4]

There are several ski resorts and golf clubs in Sendai. The football club Vegalta Sendai has its stadium in the city. Sendai has one university: Tohoku University.

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References

  1. "Data about Miyagi". Retrieved 7 January 2014.
  2. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2002). "Date Masamune" in Japan Encyclopedia, pp. 148-149.
  3. Solomon, Alan (July 16, 2011). With radiation concerns gone, Japan eager for tourists. http://www.suntimes.com/lifestyles/travel/6480039-417/with-radiation-concerns-gone-japan-eager-for-tourists.html. Retrieved July 25, 2011. 
  4. U.S. says safe to use Sendai Airport. July 20, 2011. http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/news/20110720p2g00m0dm013000c.html. Retrieved July 25, 2011. 

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