Thrift stores in Sendai
Thrift stores reward the patient. In Sendai, Miyagi that patience currently stretches across 53 mapped shops — All 53 are independent second-hand stores rather than charity shops — Sendai leans commercial when it comes to used goods.
This guide covers every thrift store we could verify in and around Sendai (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include ハードオフ and 万代 仙台泉店, plus セカンドストリート — each with its own personality, which is half the fun. If a shop's missing from Sendai's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet — the scene is bigger than any single dataset.
The Sendai thrift lineup
53 mapped within about 40 km:
ハードオフ
Second-hand store
ハードオフ — an independent second-hand store, found on 2 in 名取市. Also worth knowing about ハードオフ: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 10:00-20:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
2, 名取市, 981-1227
Hours: Mo-Su 10:00-20:00
Phone: +81 22 796 7223
万代 仙台泉店
Second-hand store
万代 仙台泉店 is an independent second-hand store.
セカンドストリート
Second-hand storeRun by ゲオホールディングス
セカンドストリート is an independent second-hand store run by ゲオホールディングス on 1, 仙台市. セカンドストリート also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
1, 仙台市, 981-3111
Phone: +81 22 772 3415
セカンドストリート
Second-hand store
セカンドストリート — an independent second-hand store.
万代
Second-hand store
万代 — an independent second-hand store, found on 1 in 多賀城市. Also worth knowing about 万代: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 10:00-02:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
1, 多賀城市, 985-0843
Hours: Mo-Su 10:00-02:00
Phone: +81 22 361 0844
ハードオフ
Second-hand store
ハードオフ — an independent second-hand store.
万代
Second-hand store
万代 — an independent second-hand store. Also worth knowing about 万代: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
仙台市, 981-1103
Phone: +81 22 381 8875
セカンドストリート
Second-hand store
セカンドストリート — an independent second-hand store, found on 3 in 仙台市.
3, 仙台市, 983-0039
セカンドストリート
Second-hand store
セカンドストリート — an independent second-hand store.
セカンドストリート
Second-hand store
セカンドストリート — an independent second-hand store, found on 86 in 仙台市.
86, 仙台市, 982-0034
おたからや 西多賀店
Second-hand store
おたからや 西多賀店 — an independent second-hand store, found on 60 in 仙台市.
60, 仙台市, 982-0034
セカンドストリート
Second-hand store
セカンドストリート is an independent second-hand store on 15, 仙台市.
15, 仙台市, 981-1104
B・Sports 仙台松森店
Second-hand store
B・Sports 仙台松森店 is an independent second-hand store. B・Sports 仙台松森店 also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 10:00-21:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo-Su 10:00-21:00
Phone: +81 22 772 2614
セカンドストリート
Second-hand store
セカンドストリート is an independent second-hand store on 2, 富谷市. セカンドストリート also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
2, 富谷市, 981-3329
Phone: +81 22 779 0644
セカンドストリート
Second-hand store
セカンドストリート is an independent second-hand store.
セカンドストリート
Second-hand store
セカンドストリート is an independent second-hand store.
リサイクルショップお宝山 角田本店
Second-hand store
リサイクルショップお宝山 角田本店 — an independent second-hand store.
セカンドストリート
Second-hand store
セカンドストリート is an independent second-hand store. セカンドストリート also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 10:00-22:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo-Su 10:00-22:00
Phone: +81 22 288 9101
ハッピー(株)
Second-hand store
ハッピー(株) — an independent second-hand store.
みんなでリサイくる
Second-hand store
みんなでリサイくる is an independent second-hand store.
アート
Second-hand store
アート — an independent second-hand store.
ホビーオフ
Second-hand store
ホビーオフ — an independent second-hand store.
オフハウス
Second-hand store
オフハウス is an independent second-hand store.
リユースショップ すぴなっち
Second-hand store
リユースショップ すぴなっち — an independent second-hand store.
セカンドストリート
Second-hand store
セカンドストリート — an independent second-hand store.
セカンドストリート
Second-hand store
セカンドストリート is an independent second-hand store.
てんぽや
Second-hand store
てんぽや — an independent second-hand store.
セカンドストリート
Second-hand store
セカンドストリート — an independent second-hand store.
ジャンクボックス
Second-hand store
ジャンクボックス — an independent second-hand store.
ハードオフ
Second-hand store
ハードオフ is an independent second-hand store on 2, 仙台市. ハードオフ also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 10:00-20:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
2, 仙台市, 989-3204
Hours: Mo-Su 10:00-20:00
Phone: +81 22 303 1666
宝勝
Second-hand store
宝勝 — an independent second-hand store, found on 19 in 仙台市.
19, 仙台市, 984-0042
The Gold
Second-hand store
The Gold — an independent second-hand store.
THE GOLD
Second-hand store
THE GOLD — an independent second-hand store.
ザ・ゴールド 東仙台店
Second-hand store
ザ・ゴールド 東仙台店 — an independent second-hand store, found on 24 in 仙台市.
24, 仙台市, 983-0823
ハードオフ・オフハウス 仙台八幡町店
Second-hand store
ハードオフ・オフハウス 仙台八幡町店 — an independent second-hand store.
RECORD CITY
Second-hand store
RECORD CITY is an independent second-hand store.
セカンドストリート
Second-hand store
セカンドストリート is an independent second-hand store.
おたからや
Second-hand store
おたからや — an independent second-hand store. Also worth knowing about おたからや: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 10:00-19:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo-Su 10:00-19:00
Phone: +81 120 555 600
オフハウス
Second-hand store
オフハウス is an independent second-hand store.
ガレージオフ
Second-hand store
ガレージオフ — an independent second-hand store.
ホビーオフ
Second-hand store
ホビーオフ — an independent second-hand store, found on 58 in 大崎市. Also worth knowing about ホビーオフ: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 10:00-20:00.
58, 大崎市
Hours: Mo-Su 10:00-20:00
SPINNS VINTAGE SENDAI
Second-hand store
SPINNS VINTAGE SENDAI — an independent second-hand store.
Trefakstyle
Second-hand store
Trefakstyle — an independent second-hand store.
おたからや
Second-hand store
おたからや is an independent second-hand store. おたからや also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
買取店わかば
Second-hand store
買取店わかば — an independent second-hand store.
セカンドストリート
Second-hand store
セカンドストリート — an independent second-hand store, found on 2 in 仙台市.
2, 仙台市, 981-3133
セカンドストリート
Second-hand store
セカンドストリート is an independent second-hand store on 6, 石巻市.
6, 石巻市, 986-0860
ハードオフ
Second-hand store
ハードオフ is an independent second-hand store on 12, 仙台市. ハードオフ also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 10:00-20:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
12, 仙台市, 984-0032
Hours: Mo-Su 10:00-20:00
Phone: 022-794-9923
ハードオフ
Second-hand store
ハードオフ — an independent second-hand store, found on 1 in 大河原町. Also worth knowing about ハードオフ: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 10:00-19:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
1, 大河原町, 989-1246
Hours: Mo-Su 10:00-19:00
Phone: +81 224 51 1530
セカンドストリート
Second-hand store
セカンドストリート is an independent second-hand store on 7, 仙台市. セカンドストリート also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 10:00-20:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
7, 仙台市, 983-0044
Hours: Mo-Su 10:00-20:00
Phone: +81 22 782 3817
TreFacStyle
Second-hand store
TreFacStyle — an independent second-hand store, found on 23 in 仙台市. Also worth knowing about TreFacStyle: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 11:00-21:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
23, 仙台市, 984-0042
Hours: Mo-Su 11:00-21:00
Phone: +81 22 204 3239
こやし屋
Second-hand store
こやし屋 is an independent second-hand store. こやし屋 also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
リサイクルショップ アクア
Second-hand store
リサイクルショップ アクア is an independent second-hand store.
What the map tells us about thrifting in Sendai
11 of the 53 shops list their opening hours, which is unusually helpful for Sendai — thrift stores are notorious for surprise closures. Still, call ahead if you're making a special trip to Sendai; volunteer-run shops sometimes close early on quiet days.
14 shops have websites listed, worth a look before you go — some post new arrivals or sale days online.
Thrift shops cluster a little: 4 of them sit on 2, so you can string those into one walk and hit the rest by car.
The Sendai thrift circuit
Plot these 53 on a map and the day plans itself: ハードオフ on 2, 万代 仙台泉店, セカンドストリート on 1, セカンドストリート, 万代 on 1, ハードオフ, 万代, and セカンドストリート on 3. That's the full Sendai circuit in one sensible order. 45 more are listed below.
Thrifting tips for Sendai
A few things worth knowing before you work through Sendai's thrift stores:
- Learn the colour-tag system at ハードオフ. Many charity shops discount by tag colour on rotation. Ask which colour is half price this week — it changes regularly.
- Learn the colour-tag system at 万代 仙台泉店. Many charity shops tag items with coloured stickers and discount one colour each week. Ask at the till; it's rarely advertised.
- Weekday mornings beat Saturday crowds. Serious pickers go early on weekdays. Weekends are for browsers; the stock is the same but the competition isn't.
- Check the furniture first, clothes second. Good furniture sells within hours; good clothes within days. Walk the furniture floor before the racks.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around Sendai — that covers the town itself plus the surrounding communities you'd reasonably drive to for a thrifting run. Listings come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by local volunteers, so a brand-new shop in Sendai can take a while to appear. If you spot one of the 53 that's closed, or a great shop we missed, the fix is to update the map itself — that's where this guide reads from.
Prices at Sendai's thrift stores are set by each shop and change constantly, so we don't list them. As a rough rule, charity shops are the cheapest, independents sit in the middle, and anything labelled vintage costs more everywhere — Sendai included.
Thrift store listings for Sendai: 53 mapped from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Photos from Wikimedia Commons contributors; individual photo credits appear in captions. Listing data was last refreshed automatically — verify hours before visiting.