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Sake |
| High-quality rice and clean, pure water are essential to success in sake
brewing. That's why the sake of Miyagi Prefecture is so delicious. It makes
a great souvenir gift. ⇒「Urakasumi」「Ichinokura」 |
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Sasakamaboko |
| Sasakamaboko is a bamboo-leaf-shaped fish cake made from whitefish, eggs,
sake and salt. It's best served grilled or dipped in boiling water with
soy sauce and a garnish of Japanese horseradish or ginger. |
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Hagi no Tsuki |
| Hagi no Tsuki is modeled after a harvest moon and uses a lot of custard
cream wrapped in a soft, high-quality sponge cake. This local treat features lots of creamy custard inside a soft, fluffy sponge cake. It's a hallmark of the Sendai lifestyle. |
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Sendai Dagashi |
| Original Sendai traditional hand-made confections are made with inexpensive
ingredients such as beans and rice crumbs. Over 100 rare and nostalgic
sweets are displayed here, including "Nankinto," a sweet that
a European was carrying when he drifted ashore at Shiogama, during the
Genroku period, and "Kumanejiri," a sweet made of powder ground
by a very strong boy named Kumadoji using a mortar of heavy stone. |
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Zao Cheese |
| Produced at the foot of Mt. Zao, this unique cheese has a light, natural taste that makes it very popular among the Japanese. | |
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Beef Tongue |
| Grilled beef tongue is said to have originated in Sendai. Try delicious
charcoal-grilled sliced tongue lightly sprinkled with salt. |
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Sendai Eggplant Pickles |
| This is a Japanese pickle unique to the city of Sendai. It's distinguished by the use of a long, slender eggplant that retains its deep purple color. It's best eaten as is with a fresh and crispy taste that spreads through the mouth. |
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Sendai Miso |
| Sendai Miso, with 400 years of tradition, is still made by the traditional method. An essential seasoning for miso soup. | |
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Shiogama |
| Traditional sweets softly melt on one's tongue. They go well with Japanese green tea. | |
| Traditional Craft | |
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Kokeshi （Wooden Doll) |
| Plain dolls made by carving common woods such as dogwood and itayakaede maple. As seen in the kokeshi of Naruko and Togatta, each producing area maintains its own unique expression of the craft. | |
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Sendai Tansu (chest of drawers) |
| Sendai tansu is characterized by the application of very thin coats of lacquer-thereby heightening the grain of the zelkova wood-along with the splendid decorations of its hand-beaten metalwork. It has a long tradition and is prized as folk furniture. | |
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Sendai-hira Silk Fabric |
| One of the high quality silk textiles made in Japan. It is used for Hakama trousers and Noh costumes. | |
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Matsukawa-daruma |
| Matsukawa is named after the person who created this daruma, and it's popular
among people as a religious item rather than as a folk toy. Its colors
and facial expressions are exquisitely matched, and it's a gorgeous example
of folk art. |
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Tamamushi Lacquerware |
| This lacquer technique is used for flower vases, letter cases, bowls for sweets,
smoking sets and others. The silver powder sprinkled under a layer of lacquer
emits a soft, jewel-like glow, like the wings of a beetle (tamamushi). |
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Tsutsumi Doll |
| The earthen tsutsumi doll is famous for its coloring technique and is often
compared with the fushimi dolls of Kyoto. Noh masks, the sumo champion Tanikaze,
and a hatsuuma horse are among the many tsutsumi doll motifs. |
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