nakamise; shops lining a shrine approach
Refers specifically to the rows of small shops along the path leading to a Shinto shrine, especially famous ones like Sensō-ji in Asakusa.
Many souvenir shops line Nakamise-dori in Asakusa.
I bought dango at the nakamise along the shrine approach.
shopping street within shrine/temple grounds
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
Alternate kanji spelling; less common but still encountered.
Compound of 仲 (naka, 'relationship' or 'middle') and 見世 (mise, 'shop'). The spelling 仲見世 is conventional; the exact historical derivation is uncertain.