Aoba-ku, Sendai




Ward of Sendai in Tōhoku, Japan




























































Aoba-ku, Sendai


青葉区

Ward of Sendai
青葉区• Aoba-ku

Sendai Pageant of Starlight in Aoba-dori avenue
Sendai Pageant of Starlight in Aoba-dori avenue


Location of Aoba-ku in Sendai
Location of Aoba-ku in Sendai



Aoba-ku, Sendai is located in Japan

Aoba-ku, Sendai

Aoba-ku, Sendai



 

Coordinates: 38°16′09″N 140°52′14″E / 38.26917°N 140.87056°E / 38.26917; 140.87056Coordinates: 38°16′09″N 140°52′14″E / 38.26917°N 140.87056°E / 38.26917; 140.87056
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+9 (Japan Standard Time)
Postal 980-8701
Address 1-5-1 Uesugi, Aoba-ku, Sendai-shi, Miyagi-ken
Telephone 022-225-7211



Location of Aoba-ku in Sendai




Aoba-ku Ward Office


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.




Contents






  • 1 Infrastructure


  • 2 Economy


  • 3 Tourism


  • 4 Education and resources


  • 5 Points of interest


  • 6 Transport


    • 6.1 Railway stations


    • 6.2 Highways




  • 7 References


  • 8 External links





Infrastructure


The Miyagi Prefecture government office and the main city government offices are located there, along with JR Sendai Station, a busy train station that houses and is surrounded by stores of all kind. 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, from McDonald's to kimono stores. Eight stations of the Sendai Subway Nanboku Line are also located in this ward.



Economy





Iris Ohyama headquarters


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]



Tourism


Also in Aoba-ku is Jozenji-Dori. The zelkova-lined street is beautiful in the spring and summer, when the trees are full and green, as well as in the winter, during the city's Starlight Pageant. Photographs of El Greco's sculptures in the middle of Jozenji-Dori make for popular postcards. The main shrine building (shaden) of the Shinto shrine Ōsaki Hachiman-gū located in Aoba-ku has been designated as National Treasure of Japan.




Sakunami Spa and Hirose river gorge



Education and resources


Sendai International Center is just a short way from the busy Ichibancho district, near the campus of Tohoku University. The International Center offers information for foreigners in city, including a library of books in languages other than Japanese (predominantly English).



Points of interest


  • Botanical Garden of Tohoku University


Transport



Railway stations




  • JR East


    • Tōhoku Shinkansen: Sendai


    • Jōban Line: Sendai


    • Senseki Line: Aoba-dōri


    • Senzan Line: Sendai - Tōshōgū - Kita-Sendai - Kitayama - Kunimi - Kuzuoka Station - Rikuzen-Ochiai - Ayashi - Rikuzen-Shirasawa - Kumagane - Nishi-Sendai Hi-Land - Sakunami - Yatsumori - Okunikkawa


    • Tōhoku Main Line: Sendai




  • Sendai Subway

    • Nanboku Line: Asahigaoka - Dainohara - Kita-Sendai - Kita-Yobanchō - Kōtōdai-Kōen - Hirose-dōri - Sendai - Itsutsubashi




Highways




  • Tōhoku Expressway (Sendai-Miyagi interchange)


  • Route 4, Route 45, Route 48, Route 457



References





  1. ^ "本社・工場所在地." Iris Ohyama. Retrieved on November 7, 2010. "本社 〒980-8510　 宮城県仙台市青葉区五橋2-12-1."


  2. ^ "map_sendai.html." (Direct image link) Iris Ohyama. Retrieved on November 7, 2010.


  3. ^ "International Offices Archived 2008-12-17 at the Wayback Machine." Air China. Retrieved on January 18, 2009.


  4. ^ "Worldwide Offices Japan." Asiana Airlines. Retrieved on January 19, 2009.




External links



Media related to Aoba-ku, Sendai at Wikimedia Commons


  • Official website








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