Haikyu!! Tour in Sendai

Here is a one-night two-day tour plan that takes you around the places associated with the popular anime “Haikyu!!”.

Day 1：①Start from Sendai Station

By car or taxi:
About 25 minutes from Sendai Station

By public transport:
From Sendai Station, take the Sendai Subway Namboku Line to Tomizawa Station.

②Find the “Haikyu!! Manhole covers and a monument around Tomizawa Station

Specially designed manholecovers featuring characters from the popular anime “HAIKYU!!” have been installed on the road leading from Tomizawa Station on the Namboku Subway Line to Kamei Arena Sendai Gymnasium!

*Kamei Arena Sendai will be closed for major renovations from May 21, 2025 to March 2027. Due to this, the “Haikyu!!” monument, which was previously at the south entrance of the gymnasium, has been relocated to the adjacent Tomizawa Park.

By car or taxi:
By car or taxi: About 25 minutes from around Tomizawa Koen Park.

By public transportation:
From Tomizawa Station, take the Sendai Subway Namboku Line to Kita-Sendai Station.

MOTOYAMA ENG. WORKS Aoba Areana (Aoba Gymnasium)

A “Haikyu!!” monument of Sendai Tourism Ambassador was also installed in front of the Aoba Gymnasium on August 14th, 2025. The monument depicts Oikawa Tooru and Iwaizumi Hajime, two students from Aoba Josai High School, rivals of Miyagi Prefectural Karasuno High School where Hinata Shoyo, the protagonist belong.

By car or taxi:
About 15 minutes from around Tomizawa Koen Park.

By public transport:
Take the Sendai City Subway Namboku Line to Sendai Station. From Sendai Station, take the Loople Sendai to Sendai City Museum.

③Sendai City Museum

Another monument of “Haikyu!!” is in front of the Sendai City Museum, which is located on the site of the Sannomaru area of Sendai Castle, and is surrounded by beautiful greenery. It houses approximately 100,000 items, including cultural properties donated by the Sendai Date clan, as well as historical, cultural, and art and craft materials related to Sendai.

By Car or Taxi
Approx. 30 minutes from Sendai City Museum.

By Public Transportation
Take the Sendai Subway Tozai Line to Sendai Station.
From Sendai Station, take a bus to “Akiu Sato Center” (approx. 50 minutes).

④Akiu Sato Center

In August 2026, a commemorative monument was unveiled at Akiu Sato Center in Akiu Onsen, honoring the appointments of Takanobu Aone and Kenji Futakuchi as Sendai Tourism Special Ambassadors.

Akiu Sato Center

*Please note that the monument may not be available for viewing during events or special occasions.

Stay at Akiu Onsen

Akiu Onsen has been a highly regarded hot spring since around 531–570 AD and is designated one of Japan’s “Three Imperial Hot Springs.” This enchanting region invites visitors to enjoy not only the hot springs, but also beautiful nature, traditional crafts, and local gourmet food, and just as importantly, its wineries and breweries.

Sendai Akiu Onsen