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“Rare” Raw Japan Food Tour in Sendai (featured on the Best Ever Food Review Show):
Sendai Winery Tour with Picnic Lunch:
Green Sendai Morning Market Tour:
On the hunt for local Sendai street food like zunda (ずんだ – edamame paste sweets) and gyutan (牛タン – beef tongue), Shizuka Anderson visits Sendai Asaichi Morning Market (仙台朝市), near Sendai Station. Contrary to its name, the Sendai morning market is open through the afternoon and early evening, offering hot and delicious Japanese street foods and warm hospitality to visitors. Filled with local mom and pop shops, Sendai Asaichi is known for tasty treats, from savory treats made with their regional Sendai miso to unexpected beef tongue dishes.
Shizuka also learns about a local “God of Fortune,” Sendai Shiro (仙台 四郎), and visits the temple where he is enshrined. Legend has it that Sendai Shiro was a kind man with an intellectual disability, who was always smiling. All of the shops where he was warmly welcomed prospered, so he was considered a good luck charm by the businesses in the area. Their prosperity is a testament to the value of kindness and hospitality, and today Sendai Shiro’s image can be seen in many restaurants in the area.
While coastal areas of Sendai suffered extensive damage from the 3/11/11 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami, the warm hospitality and friendliness of the local people is leading the city towards recovery.
FEATURED LOCATIONS & SENDAI STREET FOODS
Zunda Saryo – Sendai Station 3F
— Zunda Shake
Hanagasa Dango Honpo (花笠だんご本舗)
— Inarizushi
— Zunda dango
Miuraya (みうらや)
— Sendai miso karaage (fried chicken)
— Deep-fried nanban renkon (lotus root)
Clis Road Shopping Street
Mitakisan Fudoin Temple
Abekamabokoten Main Store (阿部蒲鉾店 本店)
— Hyotan-age
Hamaya (濱屋)
— Gyutan ball
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🎬CREDITS:
HOST » Shizuka Anderson
DIRECTOR » David Woo
VIDEO EDITOR » Edvin Mulalic
LINE PRODUCER » Rika Hoffman
PRODUCER » Serkan Toso
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