Lifestyle

Ichinoseki Living Guide 2023

A comprehensive living guide for those living in the city. This booklet includes information on evacuation sites, garbage disposal, information disclosure and more.
*This is the 2023 edition, no updates are available. Please use as a general guide as details may have changed.

Ichinoseki City, candidate site of the International Linear Collider (ILC) project, is continuing their effort towards the realization of one of the biggest and most important projects in modern physics.

The city's official English web-guide. Check in once in a while for important updates.

The Local Buzz

Jan 23, 2025

Ichinoseki City will start a disposable nappy subscription service in April 2025, at all public daycare facilities for fixed price of 2,290 yen a month. The service will be offered free of charge on a trial basis starting next month, and the fixed-fee subscriptions will begin in April of the new fiscal year.
The Ichinoseki City government states that it hopes to improve the quality of childcare by lightening the burden on both parents and childcare facilities.

Jan 23, 2025

New restaurant chains popping up!
★Marugen Ramen (Jan 29th 2025):
A ramen chain specializing in niku-soba (pork, soy sauce base)
★Yakiniku King (Feb 3rd 2025):
All you can eat buffet-style restaurant centered around bbq!

★Komeda's Coffee (Feb 18 2025):
Coffee, sandwiches and desserts!

Coming soon...

Saizeriya (April 10)

Jan 23, 2025

Experience Machi Gacha in Ichinoseki! The Ichinoseki Tourism Association has introduced key chains representing the city's specialties through nine Gacha machines located throughout the city (such as the Tourism Information Center, Sahara Glass park, Geibi Resthouse).
There are 10 keychain designs, including the Flying Dango, Balloon Festival and Iwanoi Sake. 300 yen per try using smart phone payment method. Click for more