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  • Shiroishi Castle
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    Miyagi Pref. Shiroishishi Masuokachou 1-16
    Shiroishi Castle is a flatland-style Japanese castle in the city of Shiroishi, just a 10-minute walk from Shiroishi Station. The castle was used by the Date clan of the Sendai Domain but then the Katakura clan were hereditary retainers of the castle for 260 years from after the battle of Sekigahara until the Meiji period. At the start of the Meiji period the castle was demolished by Ordinance for the Disposal of Castles but in remembrance of the achievements of Date Masamune’s senior retainer Katakura Kagetsuna, the three-story keep and two gates were faithfully restored in 1995. Shiroishi Castle has around 400 cherry trees (in Masuoka Park). It is a famous cherry blossom spot that attracts a lot of tourists around mid-April.

    We went there to see the festival which is held every first Saturday of October. There were many different acts playing, singing or showing skills with samurai swords. When we arrived we had the...

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  • Kanahebisui-jinja Shrine (Golden Snake Shrine)
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    Miyagi Pref. Iwanumashi Miroyoshi Suijin 7
    This shrine, located about 10 minutes by car from Iwanuma Station that worships the god of golden snakes. It has been introduced by the media as a power spot for good fortune, and has gathered faith since long ago as a god of business prosperity, good fortune with money, warding off evil and bringing luck, as well as maritime safety. In the precincts there is a historic peony garden with 1,500 bushes planted, in the season of colorful wisteria and azalea in the middle of May, the “Flower Festival” is held and the shrine is crowded with many visitors. Also, there is a soba kitchen using shrine underwater spring water to make freshly made soba noodles that visitors can enjoy in the rest area.

    I stopped by here on my first visit to Sendai. To get there, train may not be the most convenient to get there from Sendai Station, so I decided to rent a car and get there 8:00 AM. There were...

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  • Funaoka Joshi-koen
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    Miyagi Shibata-gun Shibatamachi Funaoka Tateyama

    宮城で桜のキレイな場所はたくさんありますが、圧倒されるのは船岡城址公園から白石川の一目千本桜一帯です。 行くなら朝早くがオススメで、混んでいない時間であれば、ゆっくり見ることが出来ます。難点は広いので歩く距離が多いことくらいですが、それでもウォーキングを兼ねてとすれば楽しく回れます。公園から見下すのもキレイだし、河畔に下りてもまた絶景です。ちょうど風が少しあって桜吹雪も見られて最高でした!

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  • Takekoma-jinja Shrine
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    Miyagi Pref. Iwanumashi Inarichou 1-1
    Inari Shrine in the center of Iwanuma City, is located about an 11 minute walk from Iwanuma Station. It is regarded as one of Japan’s three main Inari shrines, and is also known as “Takekoma Inari”. The shrine was established in 842, when Ono no Takamura was sent as the new lord of Mutsu who also wrote for the ogura hyakunin-isshu poems. It is a popular shrine with the first or second most visitors worshipping the god of food, clothing and shelter for the first prayer of the year every year. In addition, the “Hatsu Uma Festival” is held for seven days from the first Uma (horse) day (the seventh day of the twelve horary signs) of February (lunar calendar). The festival represents the first sign of spring and the shrine bustles with many visitors from both within and outside the prefecture.

    We were in Iwanuma to celebrate our sons wedding at this shrine. Few words can describe the overall experience of celebrating a traditional Japanese wedding at one of the most stunning shrines in...

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  • Koseki Family Samurai Residence
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    Miyagi Shiroishi-shi Nishi-masuokacho 5-40
    A historic building in Nishimasuoka Town, Shiroishi City. It is the former residence of the Koseki family, retainers to the Katakura family who ruled in Shiroishi Castle, and historical documents confirm that the building was constructed in 1730. After it was donated to the city it underwent full repairs and has been designated a Prefectural Cultural Property.

    宮城県 白石市 にある 旧小関家（武家屋敷）です。 この場所は、映画 『ラストレター 』ロケ地で、裕里（森七菜 ）が自転車で通りかかった姉・未咲（広瀬すず ）を鏡史郎（#神木隆之介 ）に紹介するシーンで使われました。宮城県指定文化財です。

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  • Sumaru Yashiki
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    Miyagi Shiroishi-shi Nakamachi 48-5
    A merchant house located in the center of town. Construction lasted from the mid-Meiji period to the Taisho period. The storehouse, main building, and treasury all give the appearance of the style of the wealthy Edo-Tokyo style merchant class and throughout the country there aren't many manors like this that are still so well preserved. The building is highly regarded as a very valuable cultural heritage. As you pass through the main gate, you'll find a garden of carefully maintained seasonal trees and vegetation and will feel as if you've traveled back in time to the good old days of the Meiji or Taisho periods. The property is currently a rental space and is used for a variety of genres of events including Rakugo comic storytelling, plays, small live music events, and photo exhibitions.

    白石城からのぶらぶら歩きの途中で発見！ 外観やお庭、玄関などとても風情あるつくり。 屋敷の中には入らなかったのですが、素敵なお屋敷でした。各種イベントなども開催の模様。もっとゆっくり見てまわりたかったなあ〜！ おススメです。

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  • Shiroishi Castle History Museum
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    Miyagi Pref. Shiroishishi Masuokachou 1-16
    Approximately a 10-minute walk from the Shiraishi Station on the Tohoku Main Line, and a 10-minute drive from the Shiraishi Interchange off of the Tohoku Expressway, this museum is located alongside the Ote Ichinomikado gate to the Shiraishi Castle inside the Masuoka Park. The shop on the first floor of the castle sells items unique to the castle and other Japanese washi paper-craft products, and other local specialties such as Umen. One can enjoy at the restaurant various dishes incorporating umen such as shojuro umen using white miso, and their specialty soft ice cream. On the second floor is located the historical archive as well as a 1/100 scale model of the donjon surrounding the castle and other displays showing the steps by which the model was built. On the third floor is a theater which plays films in which the castle was used as a backdrop.

    売店に「名物生いちごのソフト」というのがあったので食べてみました。どこが生やねん！という以前に、全くイチゴ感は皆無。300円返せー！

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  • Kurano Kyoudokan Sairi Yashiki
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    Miyagi Pref. Igugunmarumorimachi Machinishi 25
    A museum which conducts a variety of special exhibitions throughout the year. The structure, an old fashioned Japanese estate and kura warehouse, once belonged to Saito Risuke, a wealthy merchant which traded in a wide array of goods from the late Edo period to the early Showa period. The residence and personal effects of Saito were donated to the town, and the town government turned the facility into a museum open to the general public. In 2010, the facility was designated a National Tangible Cultural Property. The museum displays period artwork and also holds exhibits in line with key events such as the Sairi no Hina Matsuri doll festival, the Boy's Day celebration, and the New Year's Day of Sairi. In addition, the museum periodically holds workshops on making silk washi paper and other crafts.

    バイクで近くを通りかかり、観光案内を見て訪問しました。 外から見るより中は広く、昔の豪商の凄さを感じるとともに、この屋敷跡を維持するのは大変な事だと思います。 季節によって展示物が変わるとの話で、リピーターも多いとの事でした。 ここから福島方面（R349）は道路も狭く、車で通行するのは大変ですが阿武隈川沿いの景色は綺麗ですので、また別の季節に訪問したいと思います。

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  • Murata Town Rekishi Miraikan
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    Miyagi Shibata-gun Muratamachi Murata Hasama 85
    This lifetime learning center is located in MurataTown, Shibata County. It is comprised of exhibit halls, a library, a video room, seminar rooms, and other facilities. The permanent exhibit hall features exhibits on topics including the history of the town and folk entertainment. There is also a special exhibit hall that hosts several special exhibits each year. A festival float from Hotei Festival, a tradition dating back eight centuries, is displayed in the entrance hall.

    道の駅に隣接しているので、寄ってみるといいです。無料なのですが、意外と面白いです蔵の町のことがわかります。

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  • Shiroishi Storehouse of Dolls
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    Miyagi Shiroishi-shi Johokucho 4-18
    A showroom in Johoku Town, Shiroishi City. The Dear Cheap Sweets Floor resembles an old-fashioned sweets shop and has retro goods on display while the Postwar Storehouse Floor shows what life was like during World War 2. In the annex building they have a display on Ichimatsu Dolls and special themed exhibitions.

    I found the entire experience interesting. Nice people there, too! Though, Im not sure if they liked me much, as I overheard the word 馬鹿 often.. Or maybe it was just me.

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  • Daikokuten
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    Miyagi Katta-gun Zaomachi
    This is located at an altitude of 1,432 meters along the Zao Ecoline Road in the Kuraisihidake National Forest, ToogattaOnsen, Zao Town, Katta County. The god Daikokuten is venerated in the form of a small statue, amid a group of stone plaques. It is also the entrance to the climbing route that leads to the summit of Mt. Katta.

    蔵王のお釜を見学に向かう途中に立ち寄りました。広めの駐車場があり、車をとめて、散策路を登っていきます。荒々しい風景が広がっています。

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  • Kakuda Homeland History Museum
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    Miyagi Kakuda-shi Kakuda Machi 17
    This history museum is located Kakuda-machi, Kakuda City. It is situated inside of a mansion built by one of the area’s most prominent landowning families over the course of the Meiji and Taisho periods. The museum’s exhibits include archeological and historical materials pertaining to the region’s history and folk culture. Starting in mid-February each year, the museum exhibits hina dolls believed to have belonged to Muuhime, the second daughter of Date Masamune. She is said to have brought the dolls with her when she married into the Kakuda Ishikawa family.

    大地主さんの家を郷土資料館として無料で公開されています。この地主さんは明治に貿易で財を成し角田でも指折りの地主さんになったみたいです。初代から３代にかけて氏家丈吉を名乗っていたそうです。花がデザインされた陶器のトイレやステンドグラスのある浴室など、当時の生活を垣間見ることができます。

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  • Shibata no Kyodokan
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    Miyagi Shibata-gun Shibatamachi Funaokanishi 1-6-26
    "This museum complex is located in Funaokanishi 1-Chome, Shibata Town, Shibata County. It is comprised of a number of facilities including the Furusato Cultural Lore Museum, which features classrooms for hands-on learning, a multipurpose hall, and a library, the Joshin-an teahouse, and the Industrial Exhibition Hall, which displaysindustrialproducts in the town. The Shigenkaku exhibit hall features exhibits on the history of the town dating back from prehistoric times on the theme ""3. 65 million days of Shibata.”"

    船岡駅から船岡城址公園に行く途中にありました。図書館や地元の企業を説明している産業展示館などもあり、色々な企業が紹介されていました○

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  • Kakuda City Space Tower Cosmo House
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    Miyagi Pref. Kakudashi Kakuda Gyukan 100
    A 15 minute walk from Abukuma Express Kakuda Station. This facility was built to serve as a symbol of Kakuda City, the location of the JAXA Kakuda Space Center. From the Space Tower observation deck, visitors can see the city and all the way to Zao Mountain Range. The Cosmo House has space-themed exhibits such as a full-sized model of a satellite, a real rocket engine, videos, and more. There's also an actual-sized, 49 meter tall model of the H-II, Japan's first entirely domestically produced rocket. The facility's shop sells space-themed merchandise.
  • Furisode Jizo
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    Miyagi Katta-gun Shichikashukumachi Nametsu
    This jizo (Kshitigarbha) statue is located the Michinoku Fairy Tale Road in Nametsu, Shichikashuku Town, Katta County. Legend has it that it was erected by a lord of the Akita Domain in the memory of a beautiful local girl who had stolen his heart while he traveled through the area on his way to Edo but tragically passed away before they could meet again. Its name comes from its characteristic form, which depicts the Kshitigarbha as wearing a furisode (long-sleeved kimono).
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  • Ando Family Honjin
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    Miyagi Katta-gun Shichikashukumachi Nametsu
    This historical building is located in Michinoku Fairy Tale Road in Nametsu, Shichikashuku Town, Katta County. During the Edo period it served as accommodations for feudal lords traveling between their domains and the capital. The home still looks just as it did when the town was a prosperous highway post station along the Shichikashuku Highway. As it is a private residence, the interior is not open to the public.
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  • Large Shrine Gate
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    Miyagi Katta-gun
    This shrine gate is located in Oniishihara, Togattaonsen, Zao Town, Katta County. It stands over the entrance to the Zao Echo Line on the Miyagi Prefecture side of this road that connects Zao Town in Miyagi Prefecture to Kaminoyama City in Yamagata Prefecture. The massive vermilion-lacquered shrine gate also serves as the entrance of the approach to Kattamine Shrine, which stands at the summit of Mt. Katta.
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  • Miyagi Prefecture Zao Wild Bird Forest Nature Observation Center “Kotori House”
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    Miyagi Katta-gun
    This nature observation center is located in Uwanohara, Togattaonsen, Zao Town, Katta County. It is adjacent to the Zao Wild Bird Forest. The center introduces the natural environment of Zao and the rest of Miyagi and the ecology of the wild birds that live there through a variety of exhibits such as nature dioramas and taxidermy specimens. It also organizes a number of events including trekking, nature observation, and crafts.
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  • Zaoji Temple
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    Miyagi Katta-gun Zao Machi Togatta Onsen Kuraishi Take Kokuyurin Uchi
    This temple is located on the Zao Echo Line in Kuraishidake kokuyurinchi-nai, Togattaonsen, Zao Town, Katta County. It was founded by En no Ozunu, the founder of the Shugendo sect of Japanese mountain asceticism, sometime in the late seventh century to early eighth centuryand used as a training center for mountain Buddhism. Although the temple was abandoned in the Meiji period, it would later undergo a revival. The temple enshrines the Enmei Jizoson as its primary object of worship.
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  • Kattamine Shrine
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    Miyagi Katta-gun Zao Machi Togattaonsennakamachi 1
    This shrine is located at the summit of Mount Katta, in Kuraishidakekokuyuchinai Togattaonsen, Zao, Katta District. Amanomikumari no kami and Kuninomikumari no kami are enshrined here. In the winter, the rear shrine is relocated from the summit of the mountain to the Satomiya at the foot of the mountain.
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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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