Anamizu Points of Interest

In Town

Places to Eat:
Smile (written in Katakana) – has the best ramen in Anamizu. The signature ramen (smile ramen) is very spicy and delicious. It is located across the street from the Bakery, right off the 249 Highway.
Blue Train- has delicious cheap food like pizza and doria (cheesy baked rice), but the owner doesn’t particularly take to foreigners. If you don’t mind him talking about you to others when you are three feet away, Blue Train does have good eats. Use your own judgment (and speak as much Japanese as possible). Blue Train is right next to the station.
Free Style- around the corner from Blue Train is a great place to have a cup of coffee and cake. They also have pretty good spaghetti.
Manchen Bakery- has good treats for breakfast and also doubles as a coffee shop. It is on the corner of the two biggest streets in town (across from Smile).

Places to Shop:
Iroha- is a cute grocery market with liquor, too. While the selection isn’t the best for food, it is close. Iroha closes at 7:30 p.m.
The O-machi Strip of Anamizu is full of Mom and Pop retail stores, snack bars, omiyage shops, a sushi bar, a liquor store, the Hokokku Bank and more. It begins across from the station and goes on for about five blocks. On this strip is the Yoshimura store, which is a good teacher supply store. The owners and staff are very friendly and will practice their English in a refreshing manner. You can order catalogue art supplies through them (which takes about 3-4 days to come in.)

Out of Town

The Shopping Center and Surrounding Area: (down the 249 towards Wajima and Monzen)
Komeri- Japan’s answer to America’s Walmart. Komeri has cheap household products and film developing.
100-Man Volt- is the electronic store where you can sample the massage chairs for free.
MovieTime - has movie and c.d. rentals and is also a book store (no English books, though). You’ll need to apply for a card to rent.
Shimamura- cheap clothing store- look for the out of season sales.
Maguro-ya- the Sushi-train in town.
Hachi-man Ramen- Ishikawa’s own chain restaurant.
Discount store across from the Shopping Center (name?)- has cheap import liquor and sake. Also has snack food and variety of name brand beauty products at discount prices.