Shiomachi Shopping Street

This shopping street connects Setoda Port and the Kousanji Temple. The 600-meter-long retro shopping street is lined with over 50 establishments. The old-fashioned shopping street experienced new life after it began being featured in SNS posts by cyclists riding the Nishiseto Expressway. An atmosphere reminiscent of Japan’s bygone Showa period still hangs in the air here; a sign over the entrance to the street states “Welcome to the cyclist oasis.” Shiomachitei is a cafe and bar operating out of a traditional Japanese home building about 200 meters from the Setoda Port-side entrance, and it is a famous rest and maintenance spot for cyclists because cyclists are allowed to bring their bicycles into the establishment.