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SHOPPING
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Tokyu Hands
This is the legendary TOKYU HANDS, super-popular amongst the Japanese! I think the most common questions that everyone asks when traveling to Japan are “where do the Japanese buy their daily household knick-knacks?” and “what is popular in Japan now?” TOKYU HANDS have the answers! Located on the 4th floor of the S-PAL East Department Store at Sendai Station. Covering all varieties of items that are super-popular in Japan right now. Boasting a huge product range from the high-quality household knick-knacks to handbags made in Japan, convenient and practical travel goods, Japanese stationeries, popular & practical items, cosmetics, DIY items and materials. Something for everyone and definitely worth spending half a day here. Their website can be found here to answer any questions that you may have.
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JINS Do we really need to introduce JINS- the eyewear specialists?
The famous Japanese fashion eyewear brand, highly regarded for their level of quality, great customer service, variations and designs all at great value. If you are visiting Japan, JINS is a must-visit. Not only can you get fashionable glasses at great prices, they really take care of your eyes. A truly marvelous shop to experience the Japanese customer service, care and attention to detail. -
Kaneiri Standard Store A unique, general knick-knack store stocking everything from stationeries, household items, large furniture to accessories and Miyagi specialties. Recommended not only for their standard designs, you can find many surprising artistic collaboration items with famous Japanese designers. The Miyagi “Musubi-Maru” was also in fact brought from here.
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If you’re into your cutting edge fashion, then this is for you. It goes without saying that they stock the latest in Lee brands and it’s so rare to see such well-stocked kids lines. To the mummy and the daddy at the forefront of fashion, this is the place to get that parent-child paired look.
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Nakagawa Masashichi Shoten
As a long-established store in Japan with a history of more than 300 years, this store is becoming the symbol of a large department store and definitely worth a visit.
Different from other long-established stores famous for their traditional techniques and crafts, Nakagawa has attracted support from young people largely due to the management innovative ideas, and seamless integration of products and brands into the modern life while protecting tradition. It is also surprising to hear that every Nakagawa stores are different. The modern and traditional Japanese design, come and check it out for yourself on the 3rd floor of the S-PAL East Department Store at Sendai Station. The product ranges and the store displays are sure to capture the youthful heart. As a long-established “department store” that integrates diverse brands, Nakagawa Masashichi Shoten has been actively incorporating new ideas and interpretations while preserving the artisan culture that has been passed down from generation to generation, adopting the tradition to the need of the times. A strong business model that continues to be flexible.
Although it is a "department", its spatial designs and product displays are full of unique individuality, a fusion of modern and tradition that is quite unlike any other. -
Boutique-style select shop stocking global fashion brands from Champion, Canada Goose, Patagonia, Nike, Needls(Needles) and many others. A one-stop-shop for affordable luxury brands. The design style is more American than America. And here’s a secret, shhhhh, they have a huge range for body of all sizes and shapes. And tax-free!
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Why do I recommend the super-famous American outdoor brand Columbia, founded in 1938? It’s for the wide range of collections and offerings unique to Japan with its huge followers of the great outdoor lifestyle. Not only for their classic outer “Hard-shell jackets, but there is also something for everyone, popular with people of all ages thanks to its wide product varieties, color, and design. Also, you can get it tax-free, which is another bonus!
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The souvenir store is located on the 2nd floor of the station. As a local specialty store, delicacies and souvenirs from Miyagi Prefecture are available. Sendai is the “cradle of the grilled beef tongue” in Japan and should be one of the first choices for tourists visiting Sendai. Try any one of the many beef tongue restaurants in Sendai or buy as a souvenir from here and take it home. Also stocking many Sendai specialty gourmet products such as the Zunda (sweetened soybean paste), Sasa-kamoboko (fishcakes) and traditional Wagashi (Japanese desserts) and sweets. Savor these delicacies all for yourself or take it home and share it with your loved ones.
Souvenir Store Sendai
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Crayon Shin-chan Official Shop Crayon Shin-chan, the popular anime character loved by the largest range of age-groups and very famous in Asian countries.
Stocking various items from character goods, daily necessities, and costumes. Perfect as a souvenir or for yourself. A must-visit for every Shin-chan lover.
The must-see “Crayon Shin-chan official shop” is hidden, tucked away on the 3rd floor of S-Pal Main Building at Sendai Station. -
Fred Perry Founded in the early 1950s, a renowned tennis equipment store in the UK, Fred Perry has established itself as a fashion brand with its simple and elegant design featuring in many industry-magazines.
The uncomplicated, simple design is very popular with people of all ages from all around the world. I urge those very people to come to the second floor of the S-Pal East Building on your Sendai trip and choose your own style. You are sure to be satisfied with their spacious interior, the wide range of fashionable design and selection. -
Matsumoto Kiyoshi Drugstore If you’re a fashionista, a beauty orientated guy or gal visiting Japan for shopping, a huge proportion must be about having fun shopping and how efficiently we can hit the drugstores? Well, the answer can be found at “Matsumoto Kiyoshi” located on the first floor of Sendai Station. From their number of stores, product line-up and pricing, it is the most popular drugstore in Japan.
A convenient one-stop-shop. All beauty orientated guys and gals, do not miss this treasure-filled store!
Here, you can buy not only all kinds of pharmaceuticals, health foods, beverages, cosmetics and daily knick-knacks, but also top-grade skincare products that are not available in other stores such as SK-II, Sekkisei, Shiseido, etc. -
Sake is Japanese rice wine, “a national drink” of Japan, developed from the brewing methods of the Chinese rice wine. It is said that sake is a gift from the gods, and has been the drink of choice in Japan for more than 1,000 years becoming the quintessence of Japan. In order to brew great rice wine, the techniques and the quality of raw materials directly affects the quality of the wine. Miyagi Prefecture, located in the northeast of Japan is rich in rice, and good rice and good water are sure to produce good rice wine. Visitors must make a trip to the breweries when coming to Miyagi Prefecture, one of the few sake production areas of Japan. Also do not miss the local sake and wine store found on the first floor of Sendai Station. Stocking internationally renowned sake brands and local specialties of limited production. The mellow and elegant Miyagi rice wine will make an unforgettable memory of this Sendai trip.
Keyaki Local Sake and Wine
