Daily Almanac for
May 26, 2012
Search: Infoplease Info search tips
Search: Biographies Bio search tips
| Share
 

Sponsored LinksTravel reviews & great deals at TripAdvisor:

Encyclopedia

Sendai

Sendai (sendī') [key], city (1990 pop. 928,138), capital of Miyagi prefecture, N Honshu, Japan, on Inshinomaki Bay. A major industrial and commercial city, it has industries that manufacture chemicals, metal goods, wooden dolls, and silk yarn. Long an educational center, Sendai is the seat of Tohoku Univ. and the Industrial Art Institute. In the 17th cent. the city was the stronghold of the powerful feudal lord Date Masamune. The Osaki Hachiman Shrine (built 1606) is there.

The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Copyright © 2007, Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.

    • Cite
    • Print
    • Bookmark

More on Sendai from Infoplease:

  • Sendai: meaning and definitions - Sendai: Definition and Pronunciation
  • Suggestions for spelling of encyclopedia/sendai - The Infoplease spelling checker combines spelling help with our dictionary and thesaurus
  • Miyagi - Miyagi Miyagi , prefecture (1990 pop. 2,248,521), 2,808 sq mi (7,273 sq km), N Honshu, Japan. A ...
  • Dictionary Index - Dictionary Index Sem semainier semaise Semang semanteme semantic semantic differential semantic ...
  • Lu Xun - Lu Xun Lu Xun or Lu Hsün, 1881–1936, Chinese writer, pen name of Chou Shu-jen. In 1902, ...

See more Encyclopedia articles on: Japanese Political Geography


A free, reliable Q&A site for homework help. Answerplease.com

24 X 7

Private Tutor

Click Here for Details
24 x 7 Tutor Availability
Unlimited Online Tutoring
1-on-1 Tutoring