Miyagi: Sendai, Matsushima and the Flavors of Tohoku
Miyagi, in Japan's northeastern Tohoku region, is home to Matsushima Bay — counted among Japan's three most celebrated views — and Sendai, known as the City of Trees, which grew up around the castle of the samurai lord Date Masamune.
In Miyagi, Halal Gourmet Japan features restaurants in Sendai, including a Muslim-owned Bangladeshi restaurant in the Hachiman area that introduces traditional Bengali home cooking and is registered as using halal meat, serving no alcoholic drinks and having a prayer space inside, as well as a long-established Indian restaurant known for authentic dishes prepared by experienced Indian chefs.
For prayer, the listings include Sendai Masjid, Ohira mosque and the prayer space at Sendai International Airport, which is listed with qibla direction and wudu facilities — a reassuring way to start and finish a trip through Tohoku.
Cruise among the pine-covered islands of Matsushima, stroll Sendai's tree-lined avenues, and use the Halal Gourmet Japan map to line up meals and prayer along your route.
Content reviewed: August 20, 2026
