Spots in Miyagi
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Not on the map (location not confirmed on an official source yet): Entsuin Temple, Izunuma-Uchinuma Sanctuary Center (bird observation), Minamisanriku 311 Memorial, Sendai Asaichi Market, Takekoma Shrine, Tashirojima (Cat Island)
- No photo yetSendai, MiyagiAkiu Craft VillageWorkshops of traditional crafts - Sendai chests, kokeshi dolls, fossil-wood carving, dyeing, wood carving - where you can watch artisans and buy or order pieces.Official check: 25 Sept 2026
Photo: Tak1701d / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0 (resized)Sendai, MiyagiAkiu Great FallsA large waterfall in the mountains west of Sendai, with a viewing platform and a trail down to the basin.Official check: 25 Sept 2026- No photo yetSendai, MiyagiArahama Elementary School (earthquake disaster remains)The school building hit by the 2011 tsunami, preserved by Sendai City to pass on the lessons of the disaster.Official check: 25 Sept 2026
- No photo yetMatsushima, MiyagiEntsuin TempleA Rinzai Zen temple next to Zuiganji, built as the mausoleum of Date Mitsumune; known for its gardens, roses and autumn illuminations.Official check: 25 Sept 2026
- No photo yetOsaki, MiyagiFormer Yubikan School and GardenAn Edo-period school building of the Iwadeyama Date family with its garden (a National Historic Site and Place of Scenic Beauty), a 1-min walk from Yubikan Station.Official check: 25 Sept 2026
- No photo yetShibata, MiyagiFunaoka Castle Ruins ParkA hilltop park on a castle site with a 305 m slope car to the summit, a 24 m Kannon statue and views of the Zao mountains and the Pacific.Official check: 25 Sept 2026
- No photo yetIshinomaki, MiyagiIshinomori Manga Museum (Mangattan)Museum of the manga artist Shotaro Ishinomori (Cyborg 009, Kamen Rider) in the Nakaze area of Ishinomaki.Official check: 25 Sept 2026
Photo: renshuchu / Wikimedia Commons, CC0 (resized)Kurihara, MiyagiIzunuma-Uchinuma Sanctuary Center (bird observation)Visitor center on the Izunuma and Uchinuma wetlands, with telescopes on the upper floor for watching wild geese and swans.Official check: 25 Sept 2026- No photo yetSendai, MiyagiJogi Nyorai Saihoji TempleA temple in the mountains west of Sendai with a five-storey pagoda.Official check: 25 Sept 2026
- No photo yetIshinomaki, MiyagiKadonowaki Elementary School (Earthquake Disaster Remains)A school damaged by the 2011 tsunami and fire, preserved by Ishinomaki City as disaster remains; a tablet guide is available in English, Chinese and Korean.Official check: 25 Sept 2026
- No photo yetZao, MiyagiKami-no-yu public bath, Togatta OnsenA public bath in Togatta Onsen town at the foot of Mt Zao, built with Aomori hiba wood; flowing hot-spring water, with a hot bath and a cooler bath.Official check: 25 Sept 2026
- No photo yetKesennuma, MiyagiKesennuma Umi-no-Ichi (seafood market and Shark Museum)A seafood market building next to Kesennuma fish market, with restaurants, shops and a museum about sharks.Official check: 25 Sept 2026
Photo: Photo ACIshinomaki, MiyagiKoganeyama Shrine, Kinkasan IslandA shrine on Kinkasan, an island off the tip of the Oshika Peninsula, reached by boat from Ayukawa or Onagawa; deer and monkeys live on the island.Official check: 25 Sept 2026
Photo: Japanexperterna.se / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 (resized)Matsushima, MiyagiMatsushima Bay Cruise (Niomaru course)A 50-minute round-trip sightseeing boat among the islands of Matsushima Bay, leaving from Matsushima town.Official check: 25 Sept 2026- No photo yetMinamisanriku, MiyagiMinamisanriku 311 MemorialThe town's museum on the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, inside Michi-no-Eki Sansan Minamisanriku next to the Sun Sun Shopping Village; the learning theatre shows 15- or 45-min programmes.Official check: 25 Sept 2026
- No photo yetMinamisanriku, MiyagiMinamisanriku Sun Sun Shopping VillageA shopping street rebuilt in Minamisanriku after the 2011 tsunami, with seafood restaurants and local shops.Official check: 25 Sept 2026
Photo: 石巻敎祖 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0 (resized)Tome, MiyagiMiyagi Meiji Village, Tome (historic town)An old town with Meiji-era buildings, merchant storehouses and samurai houses; six historic buildings are open as museums.Official check: 25 Sept 2026
Photo: Photo ACShiroishi, MiyagiMiyagi Zao Fox VillageA park at the foot of the Zao mountains where foxes roam freely around the visitor paths.Official check: 25 Sept 2026- No photo yetZao, MiyagiMiyagi Zao Kokeshi MuseumA museum of about 5,500 traditional kokeshi dolls and wooden toys in Togatta Onsen, where you can paint your own kokeshi and watch a craftsman turn one on the lathe.Official check: 25 Sept 2026
Photo: lumoplank / Wikimedia Commons, CC0 (resized)Osaki, MiyagiNaruko GorgeA gorge up to 100 m deep carved by the Oya River, known for autumn colours (usually mid-October to mid-November).Official check: 25 Sept 2026- No photo yetSendai, MiyagiNikka Whisky Miyagikyo DistilleryA whisky distillery in Aoba-ku, Sendai, with free guided tours by reservation and a visitor center.Official check: 25 Sept 2026
- No photo yetSendai, MiyagiOsaki Hachimangu ShrineA Shinto shrine built in 1607 by Date Masamune; its main building is a National Treasure.Official check: 25 Sept 2026
Photo: 663highland / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (resized)Sendai, MiyagiRairaikyo GorgeA rocky gorge in the middle of Akiu Onsen town; a walk from the Akiu Sato Center to the "Tenpugan" rock takes about 20 min.Official check: 25 Sept 2026- No photo yetKesennuma, MiyagiRias Ark Museum of ArtKesennuma's city art museum, with a permanent exhibition recording the Great East Japan Earthquake and the history of tsunami disasters.Official check: 25 Sept 2026
- No photo yetMarumori, MiyagiSairi Yashiki (merchant house museum)The storehouses and residence of a merchant family, open as a local history museum in Marumori.Official check: 25 Sept 2026
Photo: Photo ACSendai, MiyagiSendai Asaichi MarketA street of fresh food shops near Sendai Station, which calls itself "Sendai's kitchen".Official check: 25 Sept 2026- No photo yetSendai, MiyagiSendai Castle Ruins (Aoba Castle)The hilltop site of Date Masamune's castle, with stone walls, the Date Masamune statue and a view over the city.Official check: 25 Sept 2026
- No photo yetSendai, MiyagiSendai City MuseumSendai's city history museum, on the site of Sendai Castle's third enclosure, below the castle ruins.Official check: 25 Sept 2026
- No photo yetSendai, MiyagiSendai Umino-Mori AquariumAn aquarium in Miyagino-ku, Sendai.Official check: 25 Sept 2026
- No photo yetShiogama, MiyagiShiogama ShrineA shrine on Ichimoriyama hill in Shiogama. Shiwahiko Shrine stands in the same grounds.Official check: 25 Sept 2026
- No photo yetShiroishi, MiyagiShiroishi CastleA castle whose keep and gates were rebuilt in wood in 1995; it was a branch castle of Sendai held by the Katakura family.Official check: 25 Sept 2026
- No photo yetIwanuma, MiyagiTakekoma ShrineA large Inari shrine in Iwanuma, about 15 min on foot from Iwanuma Station.Official check: 25 Sept 2026
- No photo yetOsaki, MiyagiTakinoyu public bath, Naruko OnsenA small wooden public bath in Naruko Onsen with sulphur hot spring water, the sacred bath of Onsen Shrine.Official check: 25 Sept 2026
Photo: 暇・カキコ / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (resized)Ishinomaki, MiyagiTashirojima (Cat Island)A small inhabited island off Ishinomaki, known for cats and its cat shrine, reached by ferry.Official check: 25 Sept 2026- No photo yetTagajo, MiyagiTohoku History MuseumMiyagi Prefecture's museum of Tohoku history from the Palaeolithic to modern times, right next to Kokufu-Tagajo Station.Official check: 25 Sept 2026
- No photo yetSendai, MiyagiYagiyama Zoological Park Fujisaki-no-MoriSendai's city zoo, right by Yagiyama Zoological Park subway station, with feeding and animal-contact sessions.Official check: 25 Sept 2026
- No photo yetNatori, MiyagiYuriage Port Morning MarketA Sunday and holiday morning market at Yuriage port with 50+ stalls, a seafood auction anyone can join, and grills for cooking what you buy.Official check: 25 Sept 2026
Photo: Σ64 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0 (resized)Zao, MiyagiZao Okama Crater LakeA crater lake near the summit of the Zao mountains, seen from a viewpoint at about 1,600 m.Official check: 25 Sept 2026- No photo yetMatsushima, MiyagiZuiganji TempleNational Treasure temple in Matsushima; family temple of the Date clan.Official check: 24 Sept 2026
- No photo yetSendai, MiyagiZuihodenMausoleum of Date Masamune, founder of the Sendai domain.Official check: 24 Sept 2026