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.
Localisation
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Infrastructure
The Miyagi Prefecture government office and the main city government offices are located there, along with JR Sendai Station, a train station that is surrounded by many types of stores. 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, such as McDonald's and kimono stores. Eight stations of the Sendai Subway Namboku Line are also located in this ward.
Economy
Iris Ohyama has its headquarters in Aoba-ku. Air China has an office on the 1st floor of the Sendai Honcho Park Building in Aoba-ku. Asiana Airlines operates a sales office in the Taiyoseimei Sendai-eki Kita Building in Aoba-ku.
Tourism
A popular tourist destination in Aoba-ku is Jozenji-Dori, a zelkova-lined street with El Greco sculptures that draws crowds year-round. Photographs of the sculptures are often used for postcards. The main shrine building (shaden) of the Shinto shrine Ōsaki Hachiman-gū located in Aoba-ku has been designated as a National Treasure of Japan.
Education and resources
Sendai International Center is located near the Ichibancho district and the campus of Tohoku University. The International Center offers information for foreigners in the city, including a library of books in languages other than Japanese (predominantly English). The South Korean government maintains the Korea Education Institution in the city.
Points of interest
Botanical Garden of Tohoku University Saihō-ji Temple Ōsaki Hachiman-gū
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 Namboku Line: Asahigaoka - Dainohara - Kita-Sendai - Kita-Yobanchō - Kōtōdai-Kōen - Hirose-dōri - Sendai - Itsutsubashi
Highways
Tōhoku Expressway – (Sendai-Miyagi Interchange) National Route 4 National Route 45 National Route 48 National Route 457