Ichibancho & Clis Road Arcades
一番町・クリスロード
Sendai's liveliest covered shopping arcades, the main venue for giant decorated streamers during the August Tanabata Festival, with beef tongue restaurants and izakayas in the surrounding alleys.
Running about 1.5 km from the west exit of Sendai Station along Clis Road, Nakakakechō and Ichibancho, the arcade shopping streets gather department stores, drugstores, historic confectioners and famous beef tongue restaurants. From August 6 to 8, during the Sendai Tanabata Festival, the arcades are hung with washi paper streamers several meters long, making them the festival's main venue. The Bunka Yokochō and Ichi-ni-san Yokochō alleys on the east side of Ichibancho are Showa-era lanes, ideal for a drink at night. Shops are open about 10:00 to 20:00, and the arcades are pleasant to browse even in rain or snow.
Opening hours
Shops approx. 10:00–20:00
Nearby sights
- Sendai Asaichi Market
- Zuihoden Mausoleum
- Jozenji-dori Avenue
- Sendai City Museum
- Sendai Castle Ruins
- Miyagi Museum of Art
- Osaki Hachimangu Shrine
- Sendai Daikannon