🛍️ S-PAL SendaiS-PAL仙台（エスパル仙台）

Sendai Station is the largest transportation hub in the Tohoku region, serving the Tohoku Shinkansen, JR local lines, Sendai Subway, and express buses. S-PAL Sendai is directly connected to Sendai Station and is a popular shopping mall among students, commuters, and tourists. The main building adjacent to the southwest side of Sendai Station opened in 1978. Spanning four floors from basement level 1 to the 3rd floor above ground, it features over 200 stores offering trendy clothing, miscellaneous goods, and gourmet food. In 2008, "S-PAL II" opened on the 2nd floor north of Sendai Station, and in 2016, the "East Building," consisting of 6 floors above ground and 1 basement level, opened, making it a large commercial facility with more than 300 stores in total. From the JR line underground ticket gate, you can access the basement level 1 of the main building "Station Underground Souvenir Shop" via the east-west underground passage, where you can find a variety of Sendai specialties such as fish cakes, beef tongue, and Japanese sweets. The shop offers traditional sweets transformed into the latest dessert trends, making it a great place to purchase souvenirs for various occasions. It is recommended to visit the 2nd floor of the East Building, "Date Alley," which features well-known specialty products from Tohoku. The restaurant street "Forest Restaurant" on the 3rd floor of the East Building, which serves unique ingredients from the Tohoku region, is also quite popular.

A shopping mall directly connected to JR Sendai Station. It consists of three buildings: the main building, the East Building, and S-PAL II. It features over 300 stores, including fashion, miscellaneous goods, gourmet food, and souvenir shops.