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One of Kunio Maekawa's finest buildings, with a wing devoted to the sculptor Churyo Sato.
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An island with more cats than people. Fishermen long valued cats for catching rats.
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THINGS TO DO / 6
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01Cruise Matsushima BayCruise among the pine-covered islets scattered across Matsushima Bay.See related entries →663highland · CC BY-SA 4.0
02Visit Zen Temple ZuiganjiDiscover Zen culture and ornate architecture at the Date clan's historic temple.See related entries →663highland · CC BY-SA 4.0
03View Sendai from the CastleSurvey Sendai from the hilltop castle site associated with Date Masamune.See related entries →Dquai · CC BY-SA 4.0
04Walk Naruko GorgeAdmire the gorge's autumn colors from overlooks and walking paths.See related entries →inook2011 · CC BY-SA 3.0
05Meet Zao's Snow MonstersSee vast ranks of trees transformed into giant figures by snow and ice.See related entries →Junpei Satoh · CC BY-SA 3.0
06Taste Sendai Beef TongueVisit a specialist restaurant for thick slices of charcoal-grilled beef tongue.See related entries →掬茶 · CC BY-SA 4.0NEED TO KNOW
At a glance
- AirportSendai Airport
- ShinkansenSendai Station
- From TokyoAbout 1 hr 30 min by shinkansen
- Best seasonApril–May and September–November
- Local specialtiesGrilled beef tongue · Sasa-kamaboko · Zunda mochi
- Typical temperatureSummer: around 24°C / Winter: around 2°C
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What each season brings
Makoto_Lab · CC BY 4.0Spring
MAR–MAYCherry blossoms along the Shiroishi River frame the snowcapped Zao range.
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ToshiJapon · CC BY-SA 4.0Summer
JUN–AUGColorful decorations fill the City of Trees during the Sendai Tanabata Festival.
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lumoplank · CC0Autumn
SEP–NOVThe steep walls of Naruko Gorge blaze red and gold.
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Yuichiro Haga · CC BY 2.0Winter
DEC–FEBEnjoy Zao's snow monsters, hot springs, and Sendai's winter illuminations.
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LOCAL FOOD / 13
Local food
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Okuzukake
Taro, carrot, burdock, shiitake, fried tofu, tofu and shredded konjac are simmered in the soaking liquid of dried shiitake and seasoned with soy sauce and salt, then Shiroishi umen noodles are added and the broth is thickened with potato starch.
Area：Southern area of the prefecture
Source：Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF), "Our Regional Cuisines"
Sendai zoni
Dashi is taken from grilled goby; shredded daikon and carrot are simmered in it and grilled mochi is added, topped with the grilled goby, salmon roe and Japanese parsley.
Area：Sendai district and various parts of the prefecture
Source：Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF), "Our Regional Cuisines"
Harakomeshi
Rice is cooked in the broth left from simmering salmon with seasonings, then topped with the flaked salmon and with salmon roe seasoned in the same broth.
Area：Watari
Source：Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF), "Our Regional Cuisines"
Zunda mochi
Edamame boiled in salted water is ground into a paste seasoned with sugar and salt, which is coated over pounded mochi.
Area：Throughout the prefecture
Source：Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF), "Our Regional Cuisines"
Hattojiru
Wheat flour dough kneaded with water and rested is stretched thin by hand and torn off, then simmered in dashi with seasonal vegetables and mushrooms and seasoned with soy sauce and sake.
Area：Northern area of the prefecture, including Kurihara, Osaki and the Sanriku coast
Source：Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF), "Our Regional Cuisines"
Hoya no Sunomono (Vinegared Sea Squirt)
Sea squirt is cut into one-centimeter pieces and arranged with salted cucumber cut in an accordion pattern, dressed with a mixture of soy sauce, vinegar and mirin, and served with ginger, myoga and green shiso.
Area：Coastal part of Miyagi Prefecture
Source：Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF), "Our Regional Cuisines"
Sasa Kamaboko no Isobeage
Sasa-kamaboko, white fish paste shaped like a bamboo leaf and grilled, is dipped in a batter of cake flour, egg and green laver and deep-fried.
Area：Throughout Miyagi Prefecture
Source：Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF), "Our Regional Cuisines"
Aburafu don
Deep-fried wheat gluten and long green onion are simmered in dashi, soy sauce and mirin, bound with beaten egg, placed over rice and garnished with mitsuba.
Area：Tome
Source：Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF), "Our Regional Cuisines"
Azara
Old pickled Chinese cabbage is desalted and simmered with the trimmings of menuke rockfish, seasoned with miso and sake lees.
Area：Kesennuma
Source：Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF), "Our Regional Cuisines"
Fusube Mochi
Loach is grilled and ground to a powder, then stir-fried in oil with grated daikon and burdock and simmered, seasoned with soy sauce and sake, and poured over pounded mochi.
Area：Kurihara
Source：Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF), "Our Regional Cuisines"
Hokki-meshi
Surf clams are boiled and steeped in a seasoning liquid; rice is cooked in that broth, the adductor muscles and mantle are mixed in, and the meat is scattered over the top.
Area：Coastal part of Miyagi Prefecture
Source：Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF), "Our Regional Cuisines"
Shiso-maki
Red miso is kneaded with sugar, walnuts, sesame and chili pepper, formed into a stick, wrapped in green shiso leaves and deep-fried.
Area：Throughout Miyagi Prefecture
Source：Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF), "Our Regional Cuisines"
Gyutan-yaki
Beef tongue is cut into thick slices, seasoned and grilled over charcoal. It is often served as a set meal combined with barley rice and oxtail soup.
Area：Sendai
Source：Miyagi Prefecture Tourism Federation "Exploring All of Miyagi"
MICHI-NO-EKI / 19
Michi-no-Eki roadside stations
RestInformationLocal links
Rest facilities registered by Japan's national government. Each has parking and toilets open 24 hours, and by definition includes a facility that sells local products. This is where the making and the food of this prefecture can actually be bought.
- ShichikashukuShichikashuku, Katta DistrictRegistered April 1993Official site
- TsuyamaTomeRegistered April 1994Official site
- SanbongiOsakiRegistered April 1995Official site
- Rotary HanayamaKuriharaRegistered April 1995Official site
- OsatoOsato, Kurokawa DistrictRegistered April 1996Official site
- Oya KaiganKesennumaRegistered April 1996Official site
- YoneyamaTomeRegistered April 1998Official site
- A-Ra-Date-na Michi-no-EkiOsakiRegistered August 2000Official site
- RinrinkanTomeRegistered August 2003Official site
- MinamikataTomeRegistered August 2004Official site
- Jobon-no-SatoIshinomakiRegistered August 2004Official site
- MurataMurata, Shibata DistrictRegistered March 2010Official site
There are 19 stations in this prefecture in all (national registry).
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To the listShiogama Jinja · Dquai · CC BY-SA 4.0Shrines & Temples30 entries
Shiogama Jinja ／ Osaki Hachimangu
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Matsushima ／ Okama
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Sendai-jo · Caveman2 · Public domainArchitecture15 entries
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Tagajo · 掬茶 · CC BY-SA 4.0Art & Crafts23 entries
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Akiu Falls and Rairaikyo ／ Shichigahama International Village
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JAXA Kakuda Space Center · Yauchi · CC BY-SA 3.0Craft Experiences27 entries
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Kesennuma Shark Museum
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Donto Sai
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Kamada Shoyu · 運動会プロテインパワー · CC BY-SA 4.0Food & Markets11 entries
Kamada Shoyu ／ Kinoya Ishinomaki Suisan
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Shrines & TemplesShiogama
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.
Art & CraftsTagajo
Tagajo
The seat of the provincial government of Mutsu. The Tagajo stele, one of the three great ancient monuments of Japan, still stands here.
Nature & 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.
Architecture
Hot Springs
MuseumsSendai
Sendai City Museum
Holds the National Treasure records of the Keicho embassy to Rome, and Date Masamune's black armour.
SMILE NEWS / 136
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Pokémon x Kogei exhibition comes to Tohoku History Museum with about 100 works
The Tohoku History Museum in Tagajo will host the 'Pokémon x Kogei' exhibition from October 10 to December 27. As the final stop of the touring show, the Miyagi venue will display about 100 works by 20 artists, including a new piece, the largest lineup in Japan.
source: MiyagiWomen rangers return Darwin's rheas to the wild in Chile
In Chile's Patagonia National Park, a women-led ranger team returned 13 Darwin's rheas to the wild in April 2026. Working with the Rewilding Chile Foundation, they care for the birds around the clock; surveys once estimated only about 11 to 15 remained.
source: MongabayNew 210-million-year-old dinosaur species named from Zimbabwe's Lake Kariba shore
A new dinosaur species, Musango matusadonaensis, has been described from rocks about 210 million years old in Matusadona National Park on the shore of Lake Kariba, Zimbabwe. The bipedal, not-yet-adult animal was about 4.5 metres long, and the find suggests Zimbabwe's dinosaur fauna differed from South Africa's.
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SEASONS & EVENTS
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Matsushima Light-Up
2026-10-24 ～ 2026-11-23
Kashimadai Tagaiichi Market (Autumn)
2026-11-10 ～ 2026-11-12
Sendai Tanabata Festival
2027-08-06 ～ 2027-08-08
Donto Sai
Sendai
Ishinomaki Kawabiraki Matsuri
Miyagi
Sendai Aoba Festival
Miyagi
Higashimatsushima Natsu Matsuri
Miyagi
Shiogama Minato Matsuri
Miyagi
Kurikoma Dashi Matsuri
Miyagi
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