Shiroishi
Zaimokuiwa
A cliff of columnar jointing. A form of faith that stands in awe of natural objects.
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MiyagiNature & SceneryMatsushima
Matsushima
One of the three great views of Japan: more than 260 islands afloat in the bay. Basho is said to have found no verse for it.
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Tashirojima
An island with more cats than people. Fishermen long valued cats for catching rats.
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Kesennuma Shark Museum
A museum covering shark resources and their use. Kesennuma is a producer of shark fin.
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Nihon Sankei Matsushima
One of Japan's three great views, with Amanohashidate and Miyajima. Over 260 islands lie in and beyond the bay. Poets have written of it since the Heian period, and Basho came here.
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Miyagi Olle
Walking trails laid through Miyagi's hills and coast, following a format that began on Jeju Island in Korea.
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Sendai Castle Ruins (Aoba Castle Ruins)
The castle Date Masamune built on a natural stronghold. The keep was pulled down in the early Meiji years; stone walls and a rebuilt turret beside the main gate remain.
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Miyagi Zao Juhyo Tour
A heated snow vehicle tours the field of frost-covered trees, stopping so you can get out and see them close up.
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Naruko-kyo
A gorge about 100 metres deep, cut by uplift and by the Otani River. A prefectural scenic site, known for autumn colour from late October.
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Matsushima-wan Kanko Yuransen
Sightseeing boats from the Matsushima pier, touring the oddly shaped islands of the bay.
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Michinoku Date Masamune Rekishikan
Masamune's life in 25 scenes, using some 200 life-size wax figures.
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Juhyo (Snow Monsters)
Ice shapes made by Zao's hard winter. They form only where Aomori fir grows and a strong west wind blows.
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Iwakagami-daira Autumn Leaves
The end of the Jukai Line and the trailhead for Mount Kurikoma, where lava and autumn colour overlap.
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Sendai-Izumi Premium Outlets
An outlet mall in Izumi ward: 40 minutes by bus from Sendai Station, five minutes by car from the Izumi Smart interchange.
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Matsushima Hot-Air Balloon Experience
In the morning a balloon lifts about 20 metres above Matsushima Bay. When conditions allow, the dawn sky shows on the water.
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Ikan Mount Tamon
From the Bishamon hall partway up, you look down on Umahanashijima, Jizojima and the other islands of Matsushima Bay. Cherry blossom in spring.
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Nikka Whisky Sendai Factory Miyagikyo Distillery
A whisky distillery at Sakunami in Sendai: an hour and five minutes by bus from Sendai Station, 25 minutes by car from the Sendai-Miyagi interchange.
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Yakurai Garden
A flower garden backed by Mount Yakurai: tulips and rapeseed in spring, roses and lavender in early summer, cockscomb and salvia in autumn.
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Mitsui Outlet Park Sendai Port
An outlet mall at Sendai Port: eight minutes' walk from Nakanosakae Station on the Senseki Line, five minutes by car from the Sendai-Kohoku interchange.
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Kura-no-Kyodokan Sairi Yashiki
The Saito family, merchants who prospered from the Edo into the Showa era, gave their house and collection to the town. The shop storehouse is a registered cultural property.