Toshogu Antique Market / Sendai-city Toshogu is a shrine that was built around the middle of the 17th century by Tadamune, the second feudal lord, and it is an Important Cultural Property. On the fourth Sunday of every month, an antique market is held on its grounds. Shiogama Marine Products Wholesale Center / Shiogama-city The center is open to the public, and you can buy fresh seafood there at wholesale prices. Even if you don't buy anything, it's fun just to look at all the strange varieties of fish. Sasakamaboko boiled fish paste / Matsushima-town or Shiogama-city Sasakamaboko is a unique boiled fish paste made with ground white fish and is produced all along the Miyagi Prefectural coast. It is a type of preserved food, but if you visit a place where they produce it, you can sample some that has just been freshly made. Hot Spring Bath Additives Yu-no-Hana, which is sold in hot spring areas, is a product that contains the elements in hot spring water, and you dissolve it in bath water. Bath additives containing beneficial compounds are available at general supermarkets. Sendai City Center Shopping Arcades In the center of Sendai, there are 11 major shopping arcades which are located in the area in front of the station and on Ichibancho-dori. It is entertaining to take a walk from in front of the station through the shopping arcades of Chuo-dori and Ichibancho. Japanese Tea Powdered macha is used for the tea ceremony, and sencha is enjoyed in everyday situations. Sencha is brewed in a pot. Shiogama Marine Products Wholesale Center / Shiogama-city The center is open to the public, and you can buy fresh seafood there at wholesale prices. Even if you don't buy anything, it's fun just to look at all the strange varieties of fish. Sasakamaboko boiled fish paste / Matsushima-town or Shiogama-city Sasakamaboko is a unique boiled fish paste using made with ground white fish and is produced all along the Miyagi Prefectureal coast. It is a type of preserved food, but if you visit a place where they produce it, you can sample some that has just been freshly made.