[Osaki City, Miyagi Prefecture] The area around Furukawa Station in Osaki City, the core city in the northern part of the prefecture, is a treasure trove of “Senbero Bars”!

Osaki City, the core city in northern Miyagi Prefecture, was born as a result of the Great Heisei Merger.

Osaki City, which stretches east to west from Kashimadai to Naruko, is the center of Osaki City, where Furukawa Station on the Tohoku Shinkansen, Tohoku Main Line, and Rikuu Higashi Line is located, as well as the former Tohoku Expressway and National Route 4. This is Furukawa City.

However, in recent years, the area around Furukawa Station has seen a decline in the number of people as commercial facilities have withdrawn, and stores with closed shutters have become more prominent in the shopping district in front of the station.

However, despite this, the quaint ``Senbero Sakaba'' that you would find in Tokyo's downtown area are still working hard in various places, and ``Senbero'' is enjoyed not only by local residents but also by guests of the many business hotels around the station. .

What is the definition of “senbero”?

The word originally referred to a bar where you could get very drunk for 1,000 yen, but now it has come to mean a bar where you can get 2 to 3 drinks and snacks for 1,000 yen.

In this article, we have defined the criteria for certification as a "Senbero" bar as follows.

  • You can order two glasses of alcohol (type and quantity are free) and one snack in addition to the appetizer and drink it for less than 1,000 yen.
  • Set prices such as "Senbero Set" are available for less than 1,000 yen.
  • Family restaurants where you can eat rice crackers are not eligible.

We also introduce sets that cost less than 1,500 yen as "high-priced rice crackers," but we appreciate your understanding.

Please note that prices in the article include tax unless otherwise stated and are as of the end of September 2023.

Yakitori Center Furukawa Station Store

It is a chain of yakitori restaurants that operates nationwide, mainly in the Kanto region, and in addition to here in Furukawa Station in the Tohoku region, they have locations in front of Ichinoseki Station in Iwate Prefecture and in front of Akita Station in Akita Prefecture.

Located in Torikiku Noren Yokocho, which is about a 6-minute walk from the front exit of Furukawa Station, the yakitori restaurant is famous for its delicious special sauce and made with domestic chicken, and there are many other types of yakitori, including meatball skewers, starting at 176 yen each. Pricing.

In addition to a variety of skewers starting from 209 yen, they also have a wide variety of snacks such as edamame and acorns (boiled quail eggs) at low prices starting from 319 yen.

As for drinks, a medium mug of draft beer is cheap at 319 yen, and when you get a refill (209 yen) of the hoppy set (429 yen), shochu is poured until the customer says ``Stop!'' and you can enjoy ``Senberobero''. .

Yakitori Center Furukawa Station Store <Information>

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Charcoal grilled yakitori dressing room

From the official charcoal grilled yakitori dressing room website

This yakitori restaurant is also run by a husband and wife team, located in Torikiku Noren Yokocho, which is about a 7-minute walk from the front exit of Furukawa Station.

You can enjoy a variety of chicken parts for 143 yen per piece of yakitori, and many dishes are around 500 yen. Depending on what's in stock that day, you can get fresh seafood sashimi delivered directly from Ishinomaki Port at a reasonable price.

From the official charcoal grilled yakitori dressing room website

The drink menu includes sours for 495 yen, medium mugs of draft beer and various Miyagi local sakes (including Junmai Daiginjo) for 638 yen, and new local sake may be available depending on the season.

Since there is no appetizer, you can enjoy it as a ``senbero''.

Charcoal grilled yakitori dressing room＜Information＞

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Okama Offal Boiled Goemon Furukawa Ekimae Branch

From the official website of Okama Motsuni Goemon Furukawa Ekimae store

Senbero Sakaba, located near the Furukawa City Ekimae Odori intersection on National Route 108 north of Furukawa Station, offers ``offal stew'' full of fresh pork offal simmered in a large pot, and ``yakito'' grilled with a secret sauce. I'm proud of that.

From the official website of Okama Motsuni Goemon Furukawa Ekimae store

In addition to the standard parts of yakiton, you can also enjoy rare parts such as ``Kikuabura'', ``Ootoro Hormone'', which is made by grilling the fat around the small intestine, and ``Fuwa (lung)'', which is fluffy and soft.

Drinks include draft beer, sour, and hoppy that go well with offal stew and yakiton in the 500 yen range. Among the hoppies, we recommend the ``Sharikin'' (319 yen), which is a frozen Kinmiya shochu.

From the official website of Okama Motsuni Goemon Furukawa Ekimae store

Events such as "Happy Hour" are held on limited days and times, and at those times, highballs and chuhai are offered at an exceptional price of 50 yen (100 yen at Mega).

Be sure to check the store's official website before going out.

Boiled offal in a large pot Goemon <Information>

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Kushikatsu Bar Naniwaya Honpo

This restaurant is run by the owner from Osaka, whose catchphrase is "Delicious! Easy! Delicious!" and is an orthodox kushikatsu restaurant in Osaka that doesn't allow double dipping in sauce.

Go out the front exit of Furukawa Station, walk through the arch for about 5 minutes, looking at the 77 Bank on your right, and it will be on the right corner of the second traffic light.

From Kushikatsu Bar Naniwaya Honpo official Facebook

The kushikatsu menu has a wide variety of meat, seafood, and vegetables, and is reasonably priced starting at 110 yen, and an omakase platter of 5 pieces is only 550 yen, which is enough for a senbero.

Also, the fried chicken is 385 yen, the fried gyoza is 330 yen, and the a la carte dishes are also very cheap.The takoyaki made by the owner from Osaka is also recommended for 440 yen, and you can also rent a takoyaki machine and make it yourself. .

Another great service is that they offer a variety of instant ramen for 220 yen.

Drinks are 495 yen for draft beer and cocktails, and 385 yen for sours and sake, which is a pleasant ``Senbero'' price.

We also recommend the ``Choto Ippai Course'' (1,000 yen), which includes 6 kushikatsu and 1 drink, and the ``Kushikatsu Gourmet Enjoyment Course'' (1,700 yen), which includes 10 skewers and 1 drink. .

Kushikatsu Bar Naniwaya Honpo <Information>

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summary

Furukawa City was once a central city that flourished as a hub for the northern part of the prefecture, as the Shinkansen bullet train stops there, but in recent years, large-scale suburban stores have moved in and the area has been turned into residential land, and the shopping district around Furukawa Station has shrunk. It was in decline.

However, this year, with the completion of the new Osaki City Hall building in Nanokamachi, and the redevelopment of the surrounding area, the area from Furukawa Station to City Hall to the west is beginning to regain its vitality.

The reason why Senbero bars are clustered in this area may be related to this change in the flow of people.

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