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Miyagi travel guide
Shiogama Jinja, first shrine of Mutsu Province, and the National Treasures of Osaki Hachimangu and Zuiganji. Beef tongue, sasa-kamaboko and zunda, the three great views at Matsushima, and Ogatsu inkstones. Miyagi, set out category by category.
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349 regional entries. This is not the number of facilities.
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Sightseeing spots
Scenery and town walks. Find the places you want to go.
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Matsushima · Place · candidate to visit
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.
Reference scenery of the region · not a photo of this facilityShrines & temples
Learn the history and culture, and prepare for your visit.
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Shiogama · Place · candidate to visit
Shiogama Jinja
Its deity is said to have taught people how to make salt. Every July a rite is still held to draw salt from seawater by the ancient method. Salt is the precondition for preserved food, so faith and the origin of the local diet sit in the same place.
Reference scenery of the region · not a photo of this facilitySendai · Place · candidate to visit
Osaki Hachimangu
The hall Date Masamune had built is a National Treasure, and is held to be the oldest surviving building in the black-lacquer-and-colour Momoyama style.
Reference scenery of the region · not a photo of this facilitySpecialties & souvenirs
Look up local specialties and save them to your shopping notes.
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See all Specialties & souvenirs in Miyagi (0)Crafts & industry
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Miyagi · Crafts & industry entry
3GeV High-Brilliance Synchrotron Radiation Facility NanoTerasu
A large synchrotron radiation facility on Aobayama in Sendai. It accelerates electrons to produce intense X-rays and reveals the structure of materials and medicines at the level of the arrangement of atoms. It began operation in 2024.
Reference scenery of the region · not a photo of this facilityMiyagi · Crafts & industry entry
Tohoku University Aobayama Commons and Graduate School of Agricultural Science
The base of Tohoku University's agricultural sciences. Having moved to Aobayama, it brings research and education together in one place.
Reference scenery of the region · not a photo of this facilityMiyagi · Crafts & industry entry
Industrial Technology Institute, Miyagi Prefectural Government
A public testing and research institution of the prefecture. It supports manufacturing in the prefecture in terms of both technology and intellectual property.
Reference scenery of the region · not a photo of this facilityArt & culture
Widen your travel themes with art and culture entries.
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Sendai · Place · candidate to visit
Miyagi Museum of Art
One of Kunio Maekawa's finest buildings, with a wing devoted to the sculptor Churyo Sato.
Reference scenery of the region · not a photo of this facilitySendai · Place · candidate to visit
Sendai City Museum
Holds the National Treasure records of the Keicho embassy to Rome, and Date Masamune's black armour.
Reference scenery of the region · not a photo of this facilitySendai · Place · candidate to visit
Serizawa Keisuke Art and Craft Museum
Stencil-dyed works by Living National Treasure Keisuke Serizawa, shown with the folk objects he collected.
Reference scenery of the region · not a photo of this facility100 Regional Revitalization Picks
100 local highlights chosen by each prefecture. Find candidates in nature, food and experiences.
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Miyagi · Place · candidate to visit
Kesennuma Shark Museum
Ten minutes by car from Kesennuma Station, at the port that lands more shark than any other in Japan.
Reference scenery of the region · not a photo of this facilityMiyagi · Place · candidate to visit
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.
Reference scenery of the region · not a photo of this facilityMiyagi · Place · candidate to visit
Miyagi Olle
Walking trails laid through Miyagi's hills and coast, following a format that began on Jeju Island in Korea.
Reference scenery of the region · not a photo of this facilityTransport and accommodation, too
Accommodation listings are samples. Car rental availability, comparison and booking are not connected yet. The fireworks date calendar is in preparation.