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Discover Japanese “Kawaii” with 3 Photoshoot Spots for Fun Trips to Sendai

Would you like to take memorable photos on your trip with your friends and your precious ones? Taking pictures and sharing them with people on the trips will be part of the fun. Therefore, we are introducing three pleasure photo spots in Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture. Those spots are close to our Sendai Washington Hotel. Please enjoy taking exciting photos of the following places and discover your Kawaii style.

“Sendai Kaleidoscopes Art Museum” is a photo spot where you can take pictures as if you were in a kaleidoscope

仙台万華鏡美術館(Sendai Kaleidoscopes Art Museum)
Photo by @rina_pii

Sendai Kaleidoscopes Art Museum exhibits kaleidoscope artworks by domestic and international artists. You can touch and watch some of those artworks. Enjoy experiencing the mystical and detailed beauty of kaleidoscopes. This museum has a photo booth where you can take mysterious photos as if you were in a kaleidoscope. We recommend you share those magical pictures with your friends to make you and them happy. This place also offers an opportunity to make your original kaleidoscopes with beads and natural stones. Please enjoy making your own handmade souvenirs.

Hours9:30AM-5:00PM (last admission at 4:30PM)
Address1-2 Matsuba, Moniwa, Taihaku-ku, Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture
AccessA 24-minute drive from Sendai Washington Hotel
URLhttps://sendaikaleidoscope.com/

Sendai Astronomical Observatory’s “Cosmic Candies” are popular sweets with planetary motifs

仙台市天文台(Sendai Astronomical Observatory)
Photo by @mu._.tomo

Sendai Astronomical Observatory is a popular place to experience the universe. There is an impressive planetarium that makes you feel like you are in outer space and an exhibition room where you can enjoy learning about the universe through models and videos. The Hitomi Telescope, with a 1.3-meter diameter, one of the largest in Japan, is also available. You can experience space with these state-of-the-art scientific facilities. Additionally, you can purchase Cosmic Candies with motifs of the earth, moon, nebula, and star clusters at this place. Earth Candy, for example, features realistic images of the Earth from NASA. You will get a worthy message from this candy, “Eat it while tilting it at 23.4 degrees, the tilt of the earth’s axis.” Before you eat, take pictures of those candies that look like actual planets floating in deep blue outer space.

Hours9:00AM-5:00PM on weekdays, 9:00AM-9:30PM on Saturdays;
Closed on Wednesdays and the third Tuesday of the month
Address9-29-32 Nishikigaoka, Aoba-ku, Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture
AccessA 24-minute drive from Sendai Washington Hotel
URLhttp://www.sendai-astro.jp/

“Nagi’s Cake Shop Sugar” offers adorable pastel-colored desserts resembling something out of a fairy tale

Nagi's Cake Shop Sugar
Photo by @milk.0415

Nagi’s Cake Shop Sugar has a distinctive interior design featuring the 1950s American pop style. Its cute sweets are decorated in pastel colors. When you have the sweets, you will feel as if you are in a fairy tale world. This store’s specialty is delicious cupcakes. All cupcakes are designed with fluffy cakes topped with plenty of whipped cream and cute pastel-colored toppings. Contrary to the cakes’ lovely appearance, you will be surprised with a simple and flavorful deliciousness that reflects the original ingredients.

Hours10:00AM-6:00PM;
Closed on Tuesdays, the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month
Address2-8-8 Shiratori, Miyagino-ku, Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture
AccessA 22-minute drive from Sendai Washington Hotel
URLhttps://www.instagram.com/nagiscakeshopsugar/?igshid=1od650hwn86s2

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