Sendai, Miyagi
Sendai (仙台市) 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:Nihongo at line 88: attempt to call field '_transl' (a nil 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.
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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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- ↑ "Data about Miyagi". Retrieved 7 January 2014.
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2002). "Date Masamune" in Japan Encyclopedia, pp. 148-149.
- ↑ Solomon, Alan (July 16, 2011). "With radiation concerns gone, Japan eager for tourists". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on July 20, 2011. Retrieved July 25, 2011.
- ↑ "U.S. says safe to use Sendai Airport". The Mainichi Daily News. July 20, 2011. Archived from the original on July 23, 2011. Retrieved July 25, 2011.
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