Minamisanriku, Miyagi / 南三陸さんさん商店街
Minamisanriku Sun Sun Shopping Village
A shopping street rebuilt in Minamisanriku after the 2011 tsunami, with seafood restaurants and local shops.

Last official check
30 Sept 2026
Traveler reports
0
Reports open in Phase 2
Next scheduled check
24 Dec 2026
Decide before you go
A short summary made from the official facts below. Check the rows for details.
- Getting there
- Train / Bus / Car
- Closing days
- Varies by shop or facility (see below)
Before you go
Only facts we confirmed on official sources are shown. Anything else is listed under “Not yet confirmed”.
- Closed
Varies by shop; the shopping street as a whole has no closing day.
Checked 30 Sept 2026 on the official site- Getting there
By car about 1.5-2 hours from Sendai: Sanriku Expressway to Shizugawa IC, then turn right, about 5 min. Highway bus from Sendai Station Highway Bus Center stop 40: 5 buses a day, about 1 hr 30 min, 1,900 yen one way (children half price); get off at BRT Shizugawa Station, right in front of the shopping village. By train and BRT: JR Tohoku Line to Kogota, Kesennuma Line to Yanaizu (or Maeyachi), then the BRT bus to Shizugawa Station, about 2-2.5 hours, 1,570 yen.
Checked 25 Sept 2026 on the official site- Parking
Large free car park.
Checked 25 Sept 2026 on the official site- Accessibility
Multipurpose toilet (1).
Checked 25 Sept 2026 on the official site- Not yet confirmed
Opening hours, Admission, Payment
we have not confirmed this on an official source yet. Check with the spot before you go.
Found wrong or outdated information? Let us know
Address: 201-5 Itsukamachi, Shizugawa, Minamisanriku-cho, Motoyoshi-gun, Miyagi
Official site: https://www.sansan-minamisanriku.com/
Latest from the official site
- 20 Oct 202611月3日(火・祝)ガトウ・タチバナ出店のお知らせ!Japanese only
- 13 Oct 20262026年11月『音楽等イベント募集日』のお知らせ!Japanese only
- 11 Oct 20262026年11月『外部出店(キッチンカーでの出店)募集日』のお知らせ!Japanese only
Titles and dates from the official site's news feed, checked once a day. We show only the titles; open the link for details.
Location
Smaller pins are other spots nearby.
Nearby spots
Photo: Yasu / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 (resized)Minamisanriku 311 MemorialMiyagiLess than 1 km away (straight line)
Photo: 石巻敎祖 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0 (resized)Miyagi Meiji Village, Tome (historic town)Miyagi15 km away (straight line)
Photo: Ty19080914 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0Rias Ark Museum of ArtMiyagi24 km away (straight line)
Distances are straight-line distances, not travel distances. Some locations are approximate, so treat these distances as a rough guide.
Crowds
- Not yet confirmed
Crowd level, Best time to visit, Peak time, Busiest days, Busiest season
no official source yet, and not enough traveler reports.
- Latest traveler report
- None yet
Traveler crowd data by time of day appears after 5 traveler reports (0 so far).
You can check typical busy hours in Google Maps ("Popular times" on the place's page). Open this spot in Google Maps
Verification log
- 30 Sept 2026First check · Official website · https://www.sansan-minamisanriku.com/faq/Closing days read from the FAQ of Minamisanriku Sansan Shopping Street's official site.
- 25 Sept 2026First check · Official website · https://www.sansan-minamisanriku.com/about-us/Facilities (free parking, toilets) and address read from the official overview page. Opened as a permanent shopping street on 2017-03-03.
- 25 Sept 2026First check · Official website · https://www.sansan-minamisanriku.com/access/Access read from the official access page (article dated 2017-04-09; details may be old).
