Miyamachi
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Discover Your Charming, Local Souvenir in Miyamachi
If you are visiting Sendai, Japan, make sure to spare some time for Miyamachi shopping street. Miyamachi is a lovely little shopping street in the walking distance from Sendai station, spanning about a mile and leading to a famous shrine of Toshogu. It flourished as a shopping street for those who visit the shrine, and is still filled with charming little shops that are quite different from nationwide franchises.
One Souvenir a Shop
Miyamachi is now offering "One Souvenir a Shop" campaign for international visitors. Participating shops are displaying at least one product / dish they would like international visitors to try. They are all set and described in English. Pop in shops and discover their unique specialties!
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February 17, 2015Shops
These are shops where you can find Miyamachi souvenir products!
Cake House MARCHEN
メルヘン洋菓子店
Cakes, Cookies, and Chocolate
5-6-20 Miyamachi, Aoba, Sendai, Japan
Dagashi-ya Kuma-chan
駄菓子屋くまちゃん
Candies and Snacks
1-7-32 Toshogu, Aoba, Sendai, Japan
Endo Rice Cake Shop
エンド-餅店
Rice Cakes
4-7-26 Miyamachi, Aoba, Sendai, Japan
Gandhi Portraits
がんじーのにがおえ
Portrait Drawing
1-4-12 Miyamachi, Aoba, Sendai, Japan
Juliet Love Cake
ジュリエットラブケーキ
Cakes and Sweets
5-2-7 Miyamachi, Aoba, Sendai, Japan
Kanno Pharmacy
カンノ薬局
Traditional Japanese and Chinese Medicine
2-1-55 Miyamachi, Aoba, Sendai, Japan
Karin
かりん
Korean Food Sales
6-1-28 Odawara, Aoba, Sendai, Japan
Korean Restaurant Kudara
韓国家庭料理百済
Korean Restaurant
6-1-28 Odawara, Aoba, Sendai, Japan
Makanai-ya
まかない屋
Take-out Side Dishes and
Meal Sets
4-6-29 Miyamachi, Aoba, Sendai, Japan
Nakano Fishing Tackles
中野釣具店
Fishing Tackles
1-4-12 Miyamachi, Aoba, Sendai, Japan
Natural Foods Nagomi
自然食なごみ
Natural and Organic Foods
5-7-4 Miyamachi, Aoba, Sendai, Japan
Nichigen
日本現像所
Photo Printing and Studio Photos
2-3-11 Miyamachi, Aoba, Sendai, Japan
Patisserie Le'bois
パティスリールボア
Cakes and Sweets
2-3-11 Miyamachi, Aoba, Sendai, Japan
Pet Shop Saman
ペットショップさまん
Pet Supplies, Grooming, and Hotels
4-6-25 Miyamachi, Aoba, Sendai, Japan
Tea Shop Kotobuki-en
お茶の店ことぶき園
Green Tea and Teaware
3-6-7 Miyamachi, Aoba, Sendai, Japan
Toshogu Shrine
東照宮
Toshogu is located at the north end of Miyamachi’s main street and only a 3 minute walk from JR Toshogu Station.
Historically, any Toshogu shrines were built to enshrine the spirit of Tokugawa Ieyasu, once the supreme ruler of Japan. Date Masamune, the famous first ruler of Sendai region, had a great respect for Ieyasu. Sendai’s Toshogu was constructed in 1654 during the rule of his second son, Date Tadamune to honor Ieyasu's spirit as the guardian deity of his clan.
Annual festivals reflecting Japanese religion and culture are held throughout the year. The New Year’s prayer and Donto-sai festival in January are especially famous and familiar among the people of Sendai. Toshogu has something to offer in each season, whether it's shrine festivals, cherry blossoms in the spring, or colored leaves in the autumn, so try taking a stroll to this old shrine when you visit Miyamachi.
Gate to the Main Shrine
Antique Market
骨董青空市
An antique market is held at Toshogu on the 4th Sunday of a month. About 20 dealers from Tohoku region gather here with all sorts of antiques and old articles for more than 30 years now. You can find old kimonos, traditional furniture, china, vintage books and magazines, and miscellaneous secondhand items. If you like kimonos, you'll see them in piles and each piece is sold from as cheap as 500 yen. Whatever you're looking for, you might be lucky enough to find a bargain if you have good eyes for vintage items.
It starts from 7 a.m. and finishes around 3 p.m. It's probably better to go in the morning as you have chance to see more things compared to the afternoon. Try an early morning visit and enjoy searching through items that moves your heart.
January's Antique Market
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