Sendai

Japan β€’ East Asia

Primary City: Sendai

Primary State/Province: Miyagi

Primary Language: Japanese

Population: 2.3M

GDP: $50B β€’ GDP per capita: $21,720

GAWC Class: 12

Sources: Wikipedia Β· Wikidata

#236

Global Rank

11.7

Power Score

Regional Hub

% of Country Score

3.2%


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Sendai metro area

38.27, 140.87
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Sport

Top Team

The single sporting franchise this metro is identified with.

From The Team That Wins the City. One pick per metro across 312 metros worldwide.

Dimension Breakdown

Value and global rank across all 16 dimensions
World #1Top 5Outside top 5

Sports

Major League Teams/Venues

Baseball β€’ Minor Lg BaseπŸ‘‘

Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles

Sendai

Other Teams

Football/Soccer Teams2 teams

Football/Soccer β€’ Japan

Vegalta Sendai

Sendai β€’ Level: 2

W Football/Soccer β€’ WE League

Mynavi Sendai

Sendai

Other Men’s Teams1 team

Basketball β€’ Int'l Basketball

Sendai 89ers

Sendai

Cultural Assets

Cultural Events

Notable One-off Events

2011 Tōhoku Earthquake & Tsunami

Sendai β€’ Historical Event

Education & Research

Top 2000 Universities1 entry
#158

Tohoku University

Sendai, Japan

Notable Infrastructure

Airport1 entry

Sendai Airport

Sendai β€’ 4 - Regional

Notable Train Hubs1 entry

Sendai Station

Sendai β€’ Intercity Rail Hub

Metro System (29 stations)1 entry

Sendai Subway

Sendai β€’ 29 stations

Suburban Rail (771 stations)4 entries

JR East

Niigata β€’ 58 stations

JR East

Sendai β€’ 86 stations

JR East

Tokyo β€’ 623 stations

Sendai Airport Transit

Sendai β€’ 4 stations

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