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Holiday (Zuihoden Sendai hanso Date Masamune-kou Otamaya Zuihoden) Name Zuihoden (Mausoleum for Sendai clan founder Lord Date Masamune) Location 23-2 Otamayashita, Aoba-ku, Sendai-shi Category Mausoleum Description A mausoleum or ancestral shrine for Lord Date Masamune, founder of the Sendai clan. Built in the Momoyama architectural style, it was designated as a national treasure, but was destroyed by fire during the war. The current Zuihoden was rebuilt after the war. Time of establishment Reconstructed in 1979 Owner Zuihoden Foundation Fee (Adults: 550 yen, high school students: 400 yen, junior high school students: 200 yen, elementary students: 200 yen) Group Discount Adults: 450 yen, high school students: 350 yen, junior high school students: 150 yen, elementary students: 150 yen, infants: free (Group discount to be applied to 20 or more) Hours* 9:00-16:30 (February 1 through November 30)yen, 9:00-16:00 (December 1 through January 31) Closed December 31 Handicapped-Accessible (No discount for seniors.) Foreign Language(s) Available (Audio guide in English, Koreanyen, and Chinese)(English) Access 20 minutes by City Bus or Miyagi Kotsu Bus from Sendai Station, get off at Otamayabashi bus stop, walk 10 minutes; by Loople Sendai Bus, get off at Zuihoden bus stop, walk 5 minutes; or 15 minutes by car from the Sendai-Miyagi Interchange on the Tohoku Expressway Parking Available (2-3 spaces for large cars, 30 spaces for regular cars) Inquiries Zuihoden Foundation 022-262-6250 (Fax: 022-262-6251) URL http://www.zuihoden.com/