At a Glance
Blueberry Daughter and Blu-piyo!
The duo makes Tomiya's official mascot!
This is more or less a suburb of Sendai without the convenience of trains or subways. But it has a Seiyu and that is what makes it awesome. It is littered with small restaurants like North Pole, good for Japanese, and it has a great Udon shop (tempura mochi a must) but the Seiyu is where the money is. It is located on Route 4 and it has bowling, an arcade, a video store and karaoke. Since it is centralized in one fun location it is whopping great time. The next greatest place in Tomiya is Jusco. It is huge mall on Route 4 and usually all the kids from the surrounding high schools and junior high schools go there to hangout. It has a movie theater so you can keep up to date on all the new movies. (If you show your gaijin card you sometimes get for half-price). Our last location is a restaurant called Love&Pizza Del Sol, which is not NY pizza, but it is good. It is located across the street from Jusco and it is not terribly expensive. It will definitely be one of the best pizzas you eat in Japan.
Moving east from Tomiya towards the Pacific Ocean you arrive at Nishisancho, what locals collectively call this hovel of two cities and three towns.
Moving east from Tomiya towards the Pacific Ocean you arrive at Nishisancho, what locals collectively call this hovel of two cities and three towns.
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Restaurants
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North Pole - ノースポール
North Pole's menu changes with the seasons and so you might not find the same dish you had the first time you came! They offer "fine dining" servings so the portions are "reasonable". |
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Miyagi Lapras Pokelid - Snubbull
Did you know that Miyagi's Ambassador Pokemon is Lapras? There are 35 decorative Lapras Manhole Covers all over the Sanriku Coast of Miyagi! Why Snubbull and eggplants (aubergines)? Sendai Nasu are a special kind of eggplant that was grown since Date Masemune's time. They're notably small and long and used in a specialty dish, Sendai Naganasu Zuke, which is basically pickled eggplant. Snubbull because Snubbull is cute. |
Shrines
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Shopping Centers
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COSTCO
This is one of two Costcos in the entire Tohoku region, the other being in Yamagata. I think everyone can agree that this is where you go if you want bulk of any big overseas brands. If you can't find it at your local import store then you just might find it at Costco. AEON Mall - Tomiya and Aeon Town - Izumi-Osawa What's the difference? Glad you asked. AEON Mall is usually two floors and has a parking deck. If you're lucky you might even get a cinema too. Aeon Town is usually just one long building with various shops and isn't as popular. Both usually have a grocery store section and a game center though! MEGA Don Quijote - Sendai - Tomiya You've heard of Don Quijote for all your quirky but now check out MEGA Don Quijote. Most of the Don Quijote stores are located in Sendai but Tomiya and Higashi Matsushima have stores! MEGA Don Quijote stores are just bigger, better and just built different. They have more floors but still have that signature "it's way too cramped in here" feeling. |
Museums
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