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  • Tashiro Shima
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    Miyagi Ishinomaki-shi Tashirohama Hoka
    Tashiro Shima image
  • Mt. Anba
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    Miyagi Pref. Kesennumashi Machiura
    A 239 meter tall mountain with a sweeping view of Kesennuma Bay and the streets of Kesennuma which serves as a symbol of the city. Visitors can drive a car partway up the mountain; the top of the mountain is a 15 minute walk from the highest parking area. Anbasan Park, created in the image of a dragon, is located near the top of the mountain, and visitors are greeted by two dragon statues at the entrance. The mountain is also popular because of its night view.
  • Karakuwa Peninsula
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    Karakuwa Town, Kesennuma City, Miyagi Prefecture
    A 30 minute drive from JR Kesennuma Station. This peninsula, covered with picturesque scenery is located on the northeastern tip of Miyagi Prefecture. The peninsula's fabulous scenery includes magnificent cliffs and the complex inlets and coves characteristic of a ria coast. The peninsula has been designated a part of Sanriku Fukko National Park as well as an underwater park. Famous sights include the beautifully contrasting blue ocean, green trees, and white bare rock of the Dairiseki Coast; the stretch of distinctive rock formations known as the Ogama; and the Oreishi, a huge natural marble stone column 16 meters tall and three meters wide. The area is also an excellent fishing ground and oysters, Japanese scallops, wakame seaweed, and other seafood products are harvested here.
  • Cape Kamiwari
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    Miyagi Motoyoshi-gun Minamisanrikucho Tokuraterahama Chinai
    A 24 minute drive from the Shizugawa interchange and a 33 minute drive from the Kahoku interchange. Situated on the border between Ishinomaki City and Minamisanriku Town, this top sightseeing destination is notable for its famous scenic crag which has been split in two. The sun can be seen rising between the rocks only around middle of February and middle of October, a unique sight which can only be enjoyed here. Even outside this time frame, the ocean waves crashing through the narrow crevice are stunning and this view is so beautiful it has been selected for inclusion in a list of Japan's 100 best white sand and green pine landscapes. According to legend, the cape was split in two by a god after two villages in the area fought here over a whale that had washed ashore.
    Cape Kamiwari image
  • Dairiseki Coast (Marble Coast)
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    Miyagi Kesennuma-shi Karakuwacho Iwaisawa
    This coast lies along Iwaisawa Karakuwa-cho, Kesennuma City, Miyagi Prefecture. Dairiseki means “marble,” and as the name implies, the cliffs are made of marble, and the region has quarries that produce a fine grade of marble. Visitors can admire the scenery created by the combination of white marble and the blue sea.
    Dairiseki Coast (Marble Coast) image
  • Mt. Tatsugane
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    Miyagi Motoyoshi-gun Minamisanrikucho
    This sacred mountain is located on the board between Kesennuma City and Minami-Sanriku Town. The summit is the primary viewing spot in the town and offers a panoramic view of the Pacific Ocean and the rias-type coast. It is famous for its mountain azaleas, and in mid-May, they bloom so lushly that they seem to cover the whole mountainside. The contrast between the flaming red mountain and the blue ocean is a one of Sanriku’s greatest sights, something one cannot see anywhere else. There are 11 sutra mounds at the summit of the mountain, and they are said to have a deep connection to the Oshu Fujiwara clan of medieval daimyo.
    Mt. Tatsugane image
  • Mt. Otakamori
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    Miyagi Pref. Higashimatsushimashi Miyato
    Named best of Matsushima’s four great sights, the observation platform at the peak of this small mountain offers a gorgeous panorama view. There is a precipitous coast, Saga Gorge, to the east, Matsushima Bay stretches from the west to the south, with views of the sea and islands dotting in a beautiful scene. The north holds a broad view of Ishinomaki townscape.
    Mt. Otakamori image
  • Ogama-Hanzo, Oreishi
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    Karuwa Town, Kesennuma City, Miyagi ken
    This group of rock formations in Sanriku Fukko (reconstruction) National Park that extends from southern Aomori Prefecture to the Oshika Peninsula in Miyagi Prefecture is one of its officially designated a Place of Scenic Beauty. The cove known as Ogama has been carved out of the rock in the shape of a rounded cooking pot, giving the landform its name (ogama means big pot in Japanese). There's a view of the waves continually breaking against it from Hanzo. Another formation in the shape of a slender stone tower is about 16 meters high. Two meters broke off due to the tsunami that resulted from the 1896 Sanriku earthquake, so it's known as the Oreishi, or broken rock. There is also a promenade between running between Ogama and Hanzo, a rest house, and a parking lot.
    Ogama-Hanzo, Oreishi image
  • Mt. Tokusenjosan
    Travel / Tourism
    Miyagi Prefecture
    This 711-meter mountain is at the boundary between Kesennuma City and the former town of Motoyoshi. It's very famous for viewing azaleas from the middle to the end of May when the whole place bursts into a beautiful scene of red and green. With about 500,000 plants covering a range of 50 hectares, the colorful scenery reaches from the mountain summit to the Pacific Ocean. It takes about 45 minutes from the trail head to the summit, making it accessible to beginners as well, assuming they have the proper clothing and other hiking items. Expect big crowds on Saturdays and Sundays during the season. If you want to take your time and enjoy it, we recommend going on weekdays.
    Mt. Tokusenjosan image
  • Cape Iwaisaki
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    Miyagi Pref. Kesennumashi Hajikamiwaisaki
    This sightseeing spot with a variety of natural landmarks is 25 minutes by car from JR Kesennuma Station. Various fossils have been discovered there dating from the Paleozoic era's Permian period 250 million years ago. It's been designated a Miyagi Prefecture Natural Monument. At the end of the cape there is a blowhole formed by sea water erosion over the eons. It spouts the surf into the air every time they break on the rocks, and when the waves are high, the site is truly impressive. There is also a tree called the Dragon Pine that gained its current dragon-like form from the tsunami after the Great East Japan Earthquake. The statue of the sumo grand champion Hidenoyama Raigoro also survived the tsunami and you can still see it today.
    Cape Iwaisaki image
  • Oshima Kameyama
    Travel / Tourism
    Miyagi Kesennuma-shi Kameyama
    Oshima Kameyama image
  • Oshika Peninsula
    Travel / Tourism
    Miyagi Ishinomaki-shi
  • Oise Hama
    Travel / Tourism
    Miyagi Kesennuma-shi Hajikamisuginoshita
  • Koizumi Kaigan
    Travel / Tourism
    Miyagi Kesennuma-shi Motoyoshicho Nakajima
  • Juhachinaruhama
    Travel / Tourism
    Miyagi Pref. Kesennumashi Ohatsudaira
  • Oku Matsushima
    Travel / Tourism
    Miyagi Higashimatsushima-shi Nobiru Suzaki
  • Kinkasan
    Travel / Tourism
    Miyagi
  • Kyukyunaruhama
    Travel / Tourism
    Miyagi Pref. Kesennumashi Karakuwachounishimoune Hinata shell
  • Sagakei
    Travel / Tourism
    Miyagi Higashimatsushima-shi
  • Mekaru Cape
    Travel / Tourism
    Miyagi Higashimatsushima-shi
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Lying along the northeastern coast of Japan, Miyagi prefecture is home to lashings of natural parks, oysters, and hot springs. While the bustling city of Sendai offers some simple city entertainment, it’s the Matsushima islands that deserve the most attention, having boosted the prefecture’s reputation as one of Japan’s most scenic views.

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