Part 2 of our Loople Bus Tour finds me where part 1 left off, trying to avoid a heart attack walking up a rather steep climb from the Sendai City Museum to the grounds of Sendai Castle.
Spoiler alert: I made it without incident! π
Unfortunately the castle and itβs building no longer exist, not surviving the Meji Restoration, bombings of WWII and occupation by the US after the war. But itβs still worth a visit, if only for the impressive view back down over Sendai. There is a castle museum and a rebuilt tower which we did not even have time to visit. We did get to see the foundations of the old great hall, the famous statue of Date Masamune and the brilliantly coloured Miyagiken Gokoku Shrine.
From there we took the Loople Bus to Osaki Hachimangu Shrine, a shrine with 400 plus years of history. It was one of the important places of Sendai for the Date Clan, and itβs long history can be felt as you stroll along the path from the bus stop to the shrine. Itβs a peaceful spot surrounded by the bustling city of Sendai.
After a bit of a stressful wait for the last Loople Bus of the day, we headed back to the hotel for a quick pitstop before capping off this amazing day with a boatload of conveyor belt sushi. The place we found had an impressively broad menu, and had some interesting items to try. I ventured out of my comfort zone and tried the beef tongue sushi. Beef tongue is a specialty of Sendai, so I figured I better get accustomed before having a full meal of grilled tongue.
Full and content we headed back to the hotel to get some sleep, we had another full day planned for tomorrow.
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Locations seen in this episode
π North Wall Entrance –
π Date Masamune Statue –
π Miyagiken Gokoku Shrine –
π Osaki Hachimangu Shrine –
π Tonkatsu Restaurant & Laundromat –
π Sendai Train Station –
π Sushi Restaurant – Unable to find, but it was in the arcades
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