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- ABOUT LOOPLE SENDAI
Visit Sendai’s Tourist Spots on the Loople Sendai
Loople Sendai is a bus that makes a loop tour through the popular tourist spots in central Sendai. Enjoy the sights of Sendai through the bus window, or step off the bus to explore the destinations. With a One-day Pass you can hop off where you choose, spend some time, then hop on again as often as would like. Also you can get special offers at facilities along the route. Please make the best of your visit to Sendai by using the Loople Sendai.
Loople Sendai Route Map
*Click to enlarge.
Loople Sendai departs at Sendai Station, the starting point, from the West Exit Bus Terminal Stop 16. To get there, go down the Bus Terminal stairs, and you’ll see the red bus stop with the Loople Sendai mark on your left.
Loople Sendai Fares and How to Ride
Fare
One-day Pass for Loople Sendai
One-day Pass for Loople Sendai and Subway
| Single-ride | One-day Pass for Loople Sendai |
One-day Pass for Loople Sendai and Subway |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Adult (12 years or older) |
260 yen | 630 yen | 920 yen |
| Child | 130 yen | 320 yen | 460 yen |
- ＊One-day Pass for Loople Sendai cannot be used on any bus other than Loople Sendai.
- ＊One-day Pass for Loople Sendai and Subway can be used on Loople Sendai, Tozai Subway Line, Namboku Subway Line.
- ＊THE SENDAI MARUGOTO PASS and SENDAI AREA PASS
can also be used as a One-Day Pass for Loople Sendai and Subway. - ＊You can use prepaid IC transportation cards such as icsca, Suica and others which are mutually usable with Suica for payment of the Single-ride.
How to Ride
Board Loople Sendai buses at the middle door, and exit from the front door. Pay the fare when exiting the bus.
- One-day Loople Sendai Pass / One-day Pass for Loople Sendai and Subway
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- When there is no date on the card:
The first time you exit the bus, insert your card into the card reader to have the date printed. The date will be printed on the back of the card. - When the date is on the card:
Exit the bus while showing the date on the card to the driver.
- When there is no date on the card:
- Single-ride
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- Pay in cash when exiting the bus. Only coins and 1,000-yen bills can be exchanged in the fare box.
If you are using a 2,000 yen, 5,000 yen, or 10,000 yen bill, please complete the exchange before boarding. - Touch your IC card （icsca, Suica, PASMO etc.）to the card reader. The fare is automatically calculated when you get off. If the balance is insufficient, you will need to add more money to your IC card on the bus in cash.
- Pay in cash when exiting the bus. Only coins and 1,000-yen bills can be exchanged in the fare box.
When you purchase a One-day Pass,
the following facilities offer
discounts for admission, food and drink or other special offers.
Show your One-day Pass when you enter or before ordering.
Special Offers of One-day Passes
These discounts are available with both 'One-day Pass for Loople Sendai' and 'One-day Pass for Loople Sendai and Subway'
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Bus Stop1Hotel Metropolitan Sendai
- 5% discount
on food and drink -
1FLobby Lounge Chaleur, Bar KNIGHT
2FRestaurant & Café Serenity, Japanese Restaurant HAYASE, Chinese Restaurant TOURI
- 5% discount
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Bus Stop1DATE BIKE
- One-day rental bicycle
at student rate
- One-day rental bicycle
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Bus Stop2THE WESTIN SENDAI
- 5% discount
on food and drink -
- Restaurant Symphony
- Japanese Restaurant Ichimuan
- ※Not applicable to items other than food and drink.
- ※All guests must show ticket when entering restaurant. (Will not apply if ticket is not shown.)
- ※Payments must be in cash or by credit card. Other forms of payment are not accepted.
- 5% discount
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Bus Stop4Zuihoden Mausoleum
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￥570 ⇒￥460
(Adults・University Students)
￥410 ⇒￥310
(High school students)
￥210 ⇒￥160
(Elementary・Junior High school students)
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￥570 ⇒￥460
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Bus Stop6Aoba Castle Museum
-
200 yen discount
for adult, university, high school and junior high school student admission
100 yen discount
for elementary school student admission
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200 yen discount
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Bus Stop10The Miyagi Museum of Art
- Entry at the group rate
for the Exhibition Room
or
100 yen discount
on special exhibition admission
- Entry at the group rate
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Bus Stop12Osaki Hachimangu Shrine
- Free postcard gift
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- ※Show your One-day Pass at ceremony hall.
Special Offers of One-day Pass for Loople Sendai and Subway
In addition to the above special offers, the following attractions that are located near subway stations offer discounts for admission.
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SubwayTozai Line
- Entry at the group rate
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SubwayNamboku Line
- Entry at the group rate
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BusExplore more From Sendai station or Nagamachi station
- Entry at the group rate
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Sendai City Wild Grass Garden
※Closed from December to March 19.
Where to Buy Economical One-day Pass
Economical “One-day Pass” valid for one day of unlimited rides are on sale now.
Where to Buy One-day Loople Sendai Pass
- Sendai Station West Exit Bus Terminal Ticket Window
- Facilities along the route of Loople Sendai
- On Loople Sendai Bus
You can buy tickets from the driver only when the bus is stopped. However, the driver has a limited number of tickets, so please buy your tickets at the West Exit Bus Terminal Ticket Window of Sendai Station or one of the other locations above before boarding.
- 22 hotels and accommodation facilities in Sendai City
Any visitor can purchase tickets from the front desk of these hotels. -
Where to buy One-day Pass for Loople Sendai
- HOTEL CENTRAL SENDAI
- Dormy Inn EXPRESS
Sendai Hirosedori - Sendai Washington Hotel
- Smile Hotel Sendai Kokubuncho
- Sendai Garden Palace
- Mitsui Garden Hotel Sendai
- Richmond Hotel Sendai
Where to buy both One-day Loople Sendai Pass and One-day Pass for Loople Sendai and Subway
- Hotel Metropolitan Sendai
- THE WESTIN SENDAI
- Hotel Monterey Sendai
- Koyo Grand Hotel
- SENDAI KOKUSAI HOTEL
- Hotel Monte Hermana Sendai
- Hotel JAL City Sendai
- ANA Holiday Inn Sendai
- OKA-NO-HOTEL
- CURE KOKUBUNCHO
- Richmond Hotel Premier
Sendai Ekimae - Hotel Pearl City Sendai
- Hotel VISTA SENDAI
- Hotel Keihan Sendai
- SENDAI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT 1F Michinoku Tour Information
- HOTEL CENTRAL SENDAI
Where to Buy One-day Pass for Loople Sendai and Subway
- In addition to the above locations, One-day Pass for Loople Sendai and Subway can be bought at each subway station window.
Museum and Park Holiday Information
The following facilities are closed on Mondays. Facilities may close or change opening times without notice.
The number in the red circle shows the closest bus stop.
Bansuisodo
Sendai City Museum*Closed Oct. 2021 - Mar. 2024 for renovation work
Tohoku University Botanical Garden*Closed from December to March.
Tohoku University Museum of Natural History
The Miyagi Museum of Art
Sankyozawa 100 Year Electric Historical Center
Sendai Mediatheque *Only the library inside is closed on Mondays.
Please be aware that the museums and parks have holidays that vary during the beginning and end of the year. Please refer to each facility's website or call them for more information.
Bus Information
The streetcar design of the Loople Sendai buses is popular not only with tourists, but also with the citizens of Sendai. The retro color scheme is a perfect match for the leafy green cityscape of Sendai.
The Loople Sendai Buses are barrier free. (They have equipment that cater to those passengers with wheelchairs.) There is plenty of space in the aisle, and each bus has a ramp entrance or wheelchair lift. Feel free to tell the driver when you need assistance.
※Some tourist spots have slopes or steps, so please check before visiting.
Sendai Free Wi-Fi can be used at Loople Sendai buses and bus stops.
Sendai Free Wi-Fi Manual (PDF)
Sendai Free Wi-Fi Website
[ Loople Sendai Navi ]
We sell Choro-Q versions of the retro tourist bus Loople Sendai. They are available only within Sendai, so please buy one as a gift or souvenir of your trip on Loople Sendai.*Penny Racers
Price: 1,020 yen (including tax)
- Available for purchase
at stores on the right - Sendai Station West Exit Bus Terminal Information Booth / Sendai International Center / The Miyagi Museum of Art / Zuihoden Mausoleum / Hotel Monte Hermana Sendai / Hotel Pearl City Sendai / Akiu Sato Center / Yagiyama Zoological Park / Yu no Machi Sakunami Tourism Exchange Center Lasanta / FamilyMart Sendai Station Shop / FamilyMart Kotodai-Koen Station Shop / FamilyMart Yaotome Station Shop /
- Also sold here
- Distributor / Sendai Tourism, Convention and International Association 6F Higashinihon Fudosan Sendai Ichibancho Bldg, 3-3-20 Ichibancho, Aoba-ku, Sendai Tel: 022-268-9568(+81-22-268-9568)
