Trip to sense the historic Texture of Life.

Tourism information to make Ishsinomaki trip more enjoyable.

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Shiogama City

Town which is tastefull of port town and shrine town.
Shiogama city that is located at center of Miyagi prefecture has the longest history among Tohoku. Shiogama city thrived as shrine town of Oshuuichinomiya, Shiogama shrine. Still now, there are old buildings that built in Meiji to Showa period.

As a port town, Shiogama city developed as a port of unloading to Taga Castle, the government of Mutsu, as a port of the Date feudal clan during the feudal period, and it developed as one of the leading port cities in Japan after Meiji period. Since modern times, it has been known as a base for inshore and pelagic fishery, and it has rich fresh seafoods, so their unique food culture has been formed. It takes about an hour by train from Ishinomaki Station to East Shiogama Station.

[ Model course for sightseeing in Shiogama ]

  • Shiogama Fish Wholesale Market
  • URAKASUMI Sake gallery
  • Old EBIYA HOTEL
  • Shiogama Jun Sugimura Museum of Art
  • Shiogama Shrine
  • Hotels in the city

If you will visit from Ishinomaki area get off the train at East Shiogama Station first, and visit Shiogama seafood market.
Enjoy seafoods such as raw tuna. Move to Shiogama Station next and enjoy the area that the old townscape.
We recommend you to stay in a city area.

Tourist facilities

You can enjoy seafoods such as raw tuna with a special deal.

Shiogama Fish Wholesale Market

It takes about 10 minutes by walk from East Shiogama Station. A market that you can buy various foods such as delicacies and processed foods with wholesale price. The amount of raw tuna that caught around coast of Kinkazan is the largest in Japan. There are about 100 stores in the market, so it is full of energy. There is an area that you can make your assorted seafood rice bowl with what you bought, and you can use free furnace to cook what you bought.

ADDRESS : 1-20-74 Shinhama-cho, Shiogama

【 Market 】
Weekday 3:00〜13:00
Saturday 3:00〜14:00
Sundays and holidays 6:00〜14:00
【 Restaurant 】
6:30〜12:00 ( WEEKEND,HOLI -13:00 )
※ Depends on the store
CLOSE : Wednesday、8/15・16、1/1 - 4
TEL : 022−362−5518

http://www.nakaoroshi.or.jp/

Urakasumi products only in Miyagi.

URAKASUMI Sake gallery

Saura Sake Breweries that is famous for sake, Urakasumi, has a shop and gallery which is adjoined to the breweries. Urakasumi products which you can only buy and taste in Miyagi, pottery and glass tableware are displayed and selled. If you buy Urakasumi’s ochoko(small cup for sake), you can also enjoy tasting sake.

ADDRESS : 2-19 Motomachi, Shiogama City
HOUR : 10:00 - 17:00 ※ 12/30 -16:00
CLOSE : Sundays, year-end and New Year holidays, other temporary closures
TEL : 022−362-4165

Café and museum that is repaired a building which built in Meiji period.

Old EBIYA HOTEL

A three-story wooden hatago (accomodations) which was built in Meiji period and was rare at the time was renovated. The exterior has been restored from the original construction. There is café Harema on the first floor, Shiogama Machikado Museum on the second to third floor opened in 2016. It became a new face of town.

ADDRESS : 3-9 Motomachi, Shiogama City

【 Cafe「Harema」】
HOUR : 11:00〜17:30L.O.
(CLOSE : Wednesday and Thursday)
TEL : 090−4557-1671

【 Shiogama Machikado Museum 】
HOUR : 12:00~15:00 (CLOSE : WEEKDAY)
TEL : 090−7932-5476

Permanent exhibition of western-style painter Jun Sugimura’s artworks who related to Shiogama.

Shiogama Jun Sugimura Museum of Art

The Shiogama city public hall central office branch office which was built in 1950 was renovated, and reopened in 2014. 9.7 meters high beautiful auditorium is the symbol. Art works of western-style painter Jun Sugimura who is respected as a ‘’still life scholar’’ are permanently exhibited, and to support young artists, we also hold various exhibitions and events.

ADDRESS : 8-1 Motomachi, Shiogama City

HOUR : 10:00〜17:00(Last reception 16:30)
CLOSE : MONDAY(Next day if it is a holiday)
TEL : 022−362-2555
http://sugimurajun.shiomo.jp/

Shiogamasama that has 1200-year history.

Shiogama Shrine

A shrine that has been revered as a gurdian of Tohoku and Ichinomiya Mutsu since long time ago. Every year on New Year’s Day, not only local people but also many worshipers from other area come. At Omotesandou which consists of 202 steps and is called Otokozaka, men carry 1-ton portable shrine on their shoulders and go down the steps during the festival that is held three time in a year. You will definitely be impressed.

ADDRESS : 1-1 Ichimoriyama, Shiogama City

OPEN : 5:00〜20:00
TEL : 022−367-1611

http://www.shiogamajinja.jp/

Accommodation

Convenient location In front of Shiogama Station.

Hotel Grand Palace Shiogama

It takes about 2 to 3 minutes from Honshiogama Station by walk, so it is easy if you don’t have a car, and it takes about 5 minutes by walk to restaurant area that popular sushi restaurant is located.

ADDRESS : 3-5 Ojima-cho, Shiogama-shi
TEL : 022-367-3111
http://www.h-grandpalace.com/

Convenient for sightseeing in Shiogama

Smile Hotel Shiogama

It takes about 5 minutes to go to Shiogama shrine by a car. Takes about 8 minutes to Shiogama seafood market by a car, and 5 to 10 minutes to restaurant area by walk. It is convenient to stay here during Shiogama sightseeing. 

ADDRESS : 18-31 Shintomicho, Shiogama City
TEL : 022-363-7711
https://smile-hotels.com/hotels/show/shiogama

This information is as of March 31, 2021.
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