Best Other Shopping Spot List

A stationery store with a fountain-pen-shaped signboard and the slogan “A Hideout for Adults.”

A roadside station with Forest and Sea zones

A shop known throughout the country for its jarred salmon flakes

A progressive stationery store identifiable by a big red paperclip.

A bakery that makes additive-free bread using natural yeast and sells Japanese-style breads and pastries.

Search for your favorite aroma

One of Japan's biggest anime specialty shops. Loaded with DVDs, comics and original goods you can't get anywhere else.

Various kinds of stores are lined up together, making a unique scenery

A restaurant popular for its three kinds of gyoza dumplings: pan-fried, boiled and steamed

Daily necessities, stationery, and more. There’s also a theater!

A shopping street for cooking supplies

“Iira manju,” traditional steamed buns with four types of fillings

Refined, high-quality Japanese stationery and incense

This is a chic cafe that offers delicious galettes. Misobuta galette dog, which uses pork preserved in Chichibu miso (soybean paste), is a popular item.

Shop at the market where locals flock

A select shop with a wide selection of books and goods

A roadside station that connects Ryusendo, one of Japan's three largest limestone caves, and the Sanriku area

Enjoy the tasting of sake from breweries in Echigo

Packed full of nutrients from plants from Japan and China

A brewery of miso and soy sauce boasting a long history