About a 3-minute walk from Sendai Station, Hapina Nakakecho Shopping Arcade is a shopping street loved by locals. It’s one of the lively covered arcades in central Sendai, filled with beef tongue restaurants, sushi shops, drugstores, and all kinds of souvenir stores, making it convenient for both shopping and trying local food. When you need a break, I especially recommend stopping by Kanmidokoro Hikoichi, a long-established sweets shop that’s also popular with locals. The interior retains a nostalgic, retro Japanese atmosphere, the food is delicious, and the staff are friendly and polite, letting you slow down for a while and enjoy a relaxing and pleasant dessert break.
Hapina Nakakecho Shopping Arcade | Review by Linda Liao
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在北海道這樣的北國氣候中，能欣賞到熱帶植物可是很特別的體驗~來到函館市熱帶植物園，走進溫暖的溫室，彷彿瞬間從北海道來到南國，園內種植約300種、3,000株熱帶植物，還能看到香蕉樹、麵包樹及各式色彩繽紛的花卉。另一個最吸引人的亮點，就是冬季限定的獼猴泡湯！看著一群猴子舒服地浸在溫泉裡，瞇著眼睛享受暖意，模樣實在太可愛了，讓人忍不住駐足欣賞，是函館相當有趣又療癒的景點。
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來到金澤東茶屋街，除了欣賞充滿江戶風情的木造老街，也推薦造訪特色複合商店「久連波」。這裡結合加賀友禪和服租借、藝廊與日式咖啡廳，讓旅客能一次體驗金澤的傳統文化。這次特別挑選加賀友禪和服，布料質感挺拔，花紋細緻優雅，色彩運用更是別具特色，穿上後整個人都增添了古典氣質。換上一身美麗和服，漫步石板街道、穿梭古老茶屋之間，隨手拍照都像明信片，每張照片都值得珍藏。
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來到川越，會發現街上有不少鰻魚料理專賣店，原來這裡鄰近荒川、入間川，江戶時代河川盛產鰻魚，因而發展出深厚的鰻魚飲食文化。這次來到鰻魚小日向，店家嚴選肉質厚實的日本鰻魚，採用關東風先蒸後烤的方式，讓魚肉呈現蓬鬆柔嫩的口感。招牌鰻魚重搭配與老字號醬油釀造廠共同開發的特製醬汁，店內充滿烤鰻魚的香氣。好不容易等到餐點上桌，甜香中帶有濃郁層次，配上熱騰騰的白飯，讓人食指大動回味無窮~
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