Address: Miyagi-ken, Sendai-shi, Wakabayashi -ku, Tsurushirocho 6-65
Tel: 022－238-7170
Fax: 022－238-7341
Open time: 10:00-18:00
Web site: http://www.kanezaki.co.jp
Total spent: Sasakama cooking class -> 500 yen
Kanezaki is a company that produces sasakama kamaboko (processed fish loaf).
The factory has also many attractions that make it worth visiting: a Sendai food shop,
an art gallery and the Tanabata Gallery.
According to Mr. Watanabe, the Director of Kanezaki, the company's
objective is described by the sentence "oishisa tanoshiku". This means
producing a delicious sasakama for the customers to enjoy eating it.
Regarding Sendai (the biggest producer of sasakama in Japan), the Director says that it is a good city where the rural
and the urban coexist. It is also a place in which you can find a good weather and gentle people.
Lastly, Mr. Watanabe invites everyone to have fun tasting the sasakama produced at Kanezaki!
Sasakama cooking class!
A small factory showing how the sasakama is made.
Unique sculptures of fishes.
Tanabata Gallery.
Tedzuku de
Tsukutta sasakama
Kakubetsu da
The Kanezaki factory is divided in three sections: Sendai food shop, museum and art
gallery, and Tanabata Gallery.
The Sendai food shop has many goods produced in the area of Sendai. There is also a
special corner to gyutan (grilled beef tongue) and another to sasakama. In this part of the factory it is also possible
to take a sasakama cooking class. The class lasts approximately 45 minutes and, of course, you can eat the sasakama you
cooked. Although there are many classes through the day, there is a limit to the number of participants, so reservations are needed.
In the museum and art gallery, it is possible to find sculptures, paintings and also a
huge panel about a fairy-tale underwater world. There is also a small factory showing how the sasakama is
made. Other than that, you can rest at the café lounge after the visit.
Lastly, there is the Tanabata Gallery. Tanabata is the most famous festival in Sendai. It happens in August and
lasts three days. During this festival, the city becomes adorned with many special
decorations. In the Tanabata Gallery, there are some of these, going from the first Tanabata
decoration model to the one found nowadays. This part is especially fun for children,
since there is a section where they can make drawings and origami (reservation needed).
Going to Kanezaki is an opportunity to do many nice things in just one place: tasting
(and also cooking) sasakama, seeing many interesting art objects and learning more about
one of the most beautiful festivals in Japan!
