What to do and see in Miyagi Prefecture, Tohoku: The Best Food & Drink

BAKKE is a small private company offering rural life experience opportunities to travelers who are looking for something different from popular sightseeing sites. We offer a vacation rental and rural activities.

We run the Kesennuma Tourism Information Center in Umi no Ichi, and the info desk near Kesennuma Station. We can also help you make a reservation for the best places to eat, drink, and stay in town. We also work to provide guests from all over the world with unique local exeperiences on TripAdvisor.

[Strawberry Picking Tour] January 2, 2020-May 31, 2020 Welcome to the ICHIGO WORLD. "All-you-can-eat in 30 minites!" You can enjoy strawberry picking in clean, large and comfortable greenhouse. "ICHIGO" means strawberry in Japanese. If you need translation for our tour, Feel free to ask us. Please contact by E-mail in advance

The Morning Market, Which reopened in December 2013 after the Great East Japan Earthquake, boasts a 40-year tradition. Some 50 Shops are open on Sundays and Holidays, their proprietors shouting out to tell the passersby about their products such as ark shell and flounder. Anyone can participate in the famous auction. If you are lucky, you might be able to get something at half the normal price.

MIYAGIKYO Distillery. The location was selected for whisky production because of its clean air, just the right humidity for storage, and abundant underground water filtered through a layer of peat. In Yoichi, Masataka Taketsuru saw numerous reminders of Scotland, and this convinced him that this should be the home of Japanese Whisky. The Miyagikyo Distillery is also in northern Japan, in Sendai (lat.38 N), Miyagi Prefecture, northern Honshu. Travelling in the area one day, Masataka came upon this site completely enclosed by mountains and sandwiched between two rivers. He immediately knew that this was the perfect site for whisky distilling. Sendai's fresh water, suitable humidity and crisp air produce soft and mild malt.