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.
Last official check
25 Sept 2026
Traveler reports
0
Reports open in Phase 2
Next scheduled check
24 Dec 2026
Decide before you go
A short summary made from the official facts below. Check the rows for details.
- Getting there
- Train / Car
- Admission
- Free entry
- Closing days
- Has closing days (see below)
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- Not yet confirmed
Payment, Accessibility
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Address: 17-2 Shikimi, Kamihataoka, Wakayanagi, Kurihara, Miyagi
Official site: https://izunuma.org/
Location
Smaller pins are other spots nearby.
Nearby spots
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Photo: 663highland / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (resized)Genbikei GorgeIwate23 km away (straight line)
Distances are straight-line distances, not travel distances. Some locations are approximate, so treat these distances as a rough guide.
Crowds
- Not yet confirmed
Crowd level, Best time to visit, Peak time, Busiest days, Busiest season
no official source yet, and not enough traveler reports.
- Latest traveler report
- None yet
Traveler crowd data by time of day appears after 5 traveler reports (0 so far).
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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.