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Kurihara, Miyagi / 伊豆沼・内沼サンクチュアリセンター

Izunuma-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.

Tundra bean geese resting on a snowy rice field near Izunuma
Bean geese at Izunuma (photo taken January 2025)Photo: renshuchu / Wikimedia Commons, CC0 (resized) · Terms of use · Source

Last official check

25 Sept 2026

Traveler reports

0

Reports open in Phase 2

Next scheduled check

24 Dec 2026

Before you go

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Opening hours

9:00-16:30.

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on the official site
Closed

Mondays (the next day if Monday is a public holiday), the day after a public holiday, and Dec 29-31.

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on the official site
Admission

Free.

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on the official site
Getting there

About 10 min by car from Kurikoma-Kogen Station (Tohoku Shinkansen) or from Nitta Station (JR Tohoku Line). About 3 min from Izunuma Interchange.

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on the official site
Parking

Parking available, including for large buses.

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on the official site
Payment

Not checked yet — we have not confirmed this on an official source yet. Check with the spot before you go.

Accessibility

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Address: 17-2 Shikimi, Kamihataoka, Wakayanagi, Kurihara, Miyagi

Official site: https://izunuma.org/

Location

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Crowds

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Busiest days

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Busiest season

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Verification log

  • 25 Sept 2026First check · Official website · https://izunuma.org/1_00.htmlHours, closing days, admission, access and parking read from the official Sanctuary Center page.