Rock & Metal Bars Near Sendai GIGS and Sendai Sunplaza Hall

Sendai is the largest city in the Tohoku region, about 90 minutes from Tokyo by Shinkansen, and many Japan tours stop here. Shows play Sendai GIGS, a club-sized live house, and Sendai Sunplaza Hall, while the biggest acts play the arena at Miyagi Prefectural Sports Park (Grande 21) in the town of Rifu.

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After the show, head for Kokubuncho, the biggest nightlife district in Tohoku. Most of the Sendai rock bars listed here are there, including rock cafe PETERPAN, open since 1972.

Getting there from the venue

  • Sendai GIGS and Sendai Sunplaza Hall are on the east side of the city, a short ride from Sendai Station on the JR Senseki Line.
  • The Grande 21 arena is outside the city in Rifu; on show days, check the organizer's information for shuttle buses.
  • Kokubuncho is about 15 minutes on foot from Sendai Station, or a short walk from Hirose-dori and Kotodai-koen stations on the Namboku Subway Line.

Rock & metal bars within reach

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