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Takekoma-jinja Shrine

4.0

49 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

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...
Ruins of the Great East Japan Earthquake Kesennuma City Memorial Museum

5.0

27 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Miyagi Kesennuma-shi Hajikamisemukai 9-1

この震災遺構のある気仙沼という街を含めて訪れるべき所です。この震災遺構の周りは津波で流され何もなくあるのは歪なほど大きな堤防だけです。気仙沼自体津波で全て流されたのだろうというのが街を回っていると分かります。そういう意味でも訪れるべき所だと思いますあとカジキが美味しい笑見学時間はちょうど1時間ぐらいでした。
Kanezaki Sohonten Sasakama Hall

4.0

65 Reviews

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Miyagi Sendai-shi Wakabayashi-ku Tsurushiromachi 6-65

こんなところに藤城清治の影絵の展示があるなんて、それも無料で観られるなんて。大きな壁画の作品もあり、とても良かったです。
Sendai Daikannon

3.5

16 Reviews

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Miyagi Pref. Sendaishi Izumi-ku Sanezawa Naka Yangnan 31-3

This temple is about a ten-minute drive from Kunimi Station on the JR Senzan Line. It's also known popularly as Sendai Daikannon after the 100-meter-high statue with this name. Built to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Sendai municipal system and to wish for prosperity in the 21st century, its foundation reaches 21 meters underground. Daikokudo with its red torii gates is also on the grounds. It honors Aburakake Daikokuten and is known as a matchmaking spot. Every month on the 18th, Kannon Bodhisattva's festival day, they hold lectures that expound the teachings of Buddhism in an easily accessible way. Anyone interested in Buddhism can participate for free. They also hold pet memorial services.

The statue is huge, the largest in the world when it was built but has since slipped down the rankings a bit. Its free to walk around it and there is a small entry fee when we went inside it. On the...
Ruins of the Great East Japan Earthquake: Sendai Arahama Elementary School

4.5

31 Reviews

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Miyagi Sendai-shi Wakabayashi-ku Arahamashin Horihata 32-1

Whilst a little tricky to get to, Arahama school is definitely worth a visit. It’s possible to see the water level of the tsunami both outside and inside the building, which is pretty fascinating...
Sendai City Tomizawa Site Museum

4.0

53 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Miyagi Sendai-shi Taihaku-ku Nagamachiminami 4-3-1

A museum where you can experience the Paleolithic located a five minute walk from the subway Nagamachi-Minami Station. The museum conserves and displays the actual Tomizawa Site, an archeological site and one of only a few in the world dating back 20 thousand years to the Paleolithic. The museum also has exciting exhibits which recreate what life looked like for human beings at that time. In the basement gallery, visitors can view the remains for a bonfire and forest from 20 thousand years ago. In the outdoor ice age forest exhibit, visitors can view seasonal flowers and insects in a recreated ice age forest.

年代とともに何重にも積み重なった地層をていねいにはぎ取って、２万年前のたき火のあとを見せてくれています。当時のようすを再現した映像や、子供にもわかる説明もあってとても勉強になりました。長町南駅から５分ほどで歩けます。
Sendai Astronomical Observatory

4.5

40 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Miyagi Pref. Sendaishi Aoba-ku Nishikigaoka 9-29-32

10 minutes by car from the Sendai-Miyagi Interchange, this Sendai City municipal observatory is located in Nishikigaoka, Aoba Ward. It was relocated and rebuilt in the suburbs of Sendai City in 2008. It features a planetarium, 1.3 meter-diameter Hitomi telescope, and exhibits that let you observe the universe through models and videos. You can experience planetarium programs like “Kids Time” with notable children’s characters, enjoy excellent Saturday night entertainment in “Night Planetarium”, and participate in events like star-gazing or workshops.

夏休みの一日に、伺いました。子供さんが多くにぎやかではありました。目的はプラネタリウムだったのですが、常設展示もいろいろな方向から天体などをとらえており楽しめました。小さいお子さんにはムツカシイ内容かもしれませんが・・・・・プラネタリウムも、季節の夜空が楽しめ、普段は見えない自分の頭上の夜空が実はこんなに明るいものだと知ったものです
Tohoku History Museum

4.0

53 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Miyagi Pref. Tagajoushi Takasaki 1-22-1

Located directly in front of JR Kokufu-Tagajo Station, the Tohoku History Museum aims to help people rediscover what the Tohoku region was like in times gone by, and to spread awareness of the region throughout the world. There are nine galleries that provide an overview of the history of the Tohoku region from the Paleolithic era through to modern times. There are also three in-depth thematic exhibitions that examine distinctive aspects of the region’s culture. The Children’s History Museum has an activity table area where children can handle real earthenware vessels and try on traditional clothing. Tohoku History Museum is an experience-oriented museum where visitors can learn about the Tohoku region’s history through hands-on activities.

宮城県立の施設で、開業は1999年だそう。アクセスは東北本線（仙石東北ライン）国府多賀城駅を降りてすぐ。館へは裏側から入る格好となるので、JRで来たかたは正面からの立派な外観を見ずに終わってしまう可能性あり。私がまさにそうだった。地元の方々はマイカー利用だろうから、正面側の広い駐車場に停めれば問題なく館の姿が拝める。ちなみに、仙台からJR電車でここへ来る場合、仙石線に乗って多賀城駅で降りな...
3M Sendai City Science Museum

4.5

38 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Miyagi Pref. Sendaishi Aoba-ku Dainoharashinrinkouen 4-1

3M Sendai City Science Museum, which is located in the northeast corner of Dainohara Forest Park, is a municipal science museum that developed out of a science education facility originally founded in 1952. The Museum has interactive displays relating to the sciences, natural history, and everyday life. By enabling visitors to “see, touch and try” the latest technologies (and natural history specimens), the Museum aims to foster an interest in science. 3M Sendai City Science Museum also has science shows and experimental “laboratories”; a real effort has been made to ensure that a visit to this Museum is fun and enjoyable for both children and their parents.

A nice museum for demonstrating scientific concepts to children. Very fun. We stayed an hour and a half but you could eaily spend much longer. Some of the displays and exhibits have aged badly but...
Shiogama-jinja Shrine

4.0

14 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Miyagi Pref. Shiogamashi Ichimoriyama 1-1

Shiogama-jinja Shrine is known for its shiogama cherry tree that has been designated as a Natural Monument of Japan. The main enshrined deities are Shiotsuchinooji, Takemikazuchi-no-kami and Futsunushi-no-kami, but the details before the Edo period are not very clear. Construction of the current shaden (main building) was completed in 1704, and 14 buildings including the honden (main shrine) and haiden (hall of worship) and the stone torii gate have been designated as National Important Cultural Properties. The deities are believed to answer a variety of prayers including those for safety at sea, success in catching fish, protection and easy delivery during childbirth, traffic safety, and for protection against misfortune. The deities are revered by the locals, and regardless of the type of prayer they will make their way to this shrine.

鹽竈神社の隣にありますが、あでやかな鹽竈神社に対し、こちらは控えめな感じです。５月中旬、茅の輪くぐりができました。作法もきちんと説明されていました。御朱印は鹽竈神社でいただけます。
Koganeyama-jinja Shrine

4.5

32 Reviews

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Miyagi Ishinomaki-shi Ayukawahama Kinkasan 5

This shrine is located in Kinkasan, Ayukawahama, Ishinomaki City. The shrine was built in celebration of the discovery of the first gold mine in Japan in 749 in what is now Wakuya Town. The first gold mined there was then presented to the imperial court. The shrine, which stands on Mt. Kinkaoff the shores of the Oshika Peninsula, enshrines Kanayamahiko-no-kami and Kanayamahime-no-kami, the Shinto deities of gold. The shrine has also venerated the Buddhist deity Benzaiten ever since the age of syncretism of kami and buddhas. Many have come to worship Benzaiten as the deity of luck and economic fortune.

金華山クルーズで訪問しました。港から上り坂となります。かなり暑い日でしたので、着替えがあった方がベターです。汗でぐっしょりになります。祈祷の予約をしていた方は車での送迎がありますので、快適かと思います。社務所周辺には鹿が3匹います。エサも販売しています。かなり追いかけられるので、荷物の管理は大変です。他にも鹿は複数いますが、角もありますので、社務所周辺の3匹以外にはあまり近付かない方が良いです。観...
Koseki Family Samurai Residence

4.0

47 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

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』ロケ地で、裕里（森七菜）が自転車で通りかかった姉・未咲（広瀬すず）を鏡史郎（#神木隆之介）に紹介するシーンで使われました。宮城県指定文化財です。
Roadside Station Murata, Bussan Koryu Center

3.5

19 Reviews

Transportation

Miyagi Pref. Shibatagunmuratamachi Murata Kitashionai 41

A roadside station situated on National Route 14 in Murata Town, Shibata County, Miyagi Prefecture. The station building is modeled after an old-fashioned Japanese white-walled kura warehouse. Inside, the station has a corner selling local vegetables as well dishes made with broad beans, a local specialty product; rice; pottery; and more. The adjoining Restaurant Shiroyama serves beef tongue Hayashi rice, broad bean tempura zaru-udon noodles, and kaki-age broad bean udon noodles. The noodles made with broad beans and rice flour are particularly popular.

地元の人のための道の駅といった感じでした。宮城県の地域で採れた農産物はありますが、店内が少し歩きにくい。車の出入り口がわかりにくい気がしました。
Aoba-jinja Shrine

3.5

22 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Miyagi Sendai-shi Aoba-ku Aobamachi 7-1

"A seven minute walk from Kita-Sendai Station on the JR Senzan Line and Sendai Subway Namboku Line. This Shinto shrine was established in 1874 and is dedicated to Date Masamune (known as Takefuruhiko-no-Mikoto), former lord of the bygone Sendai Domain. The shrine holds the Sendai Aoba Festival on the third Sunday in May each year in honor of the anniversary of Masamune's death on May 25. Six of the shrine's structures, including the main shrine building and front shrine, have been designated National Tangible Cultural Properties. The Toki no Taiko (""Drum of Time""), one of the shrine's treasures kept in the front shrine, was made some 300 years ago and is still used to announce the time each morning in Sendai."

伊達家の旧家臣団が中心となって建てられたという青葉神社。伊達政宗公が祀られています。本殿には政宗公の正室である愛姫も合祀されているようです。仙台市民ならば一度は訪れておきたいスポット。
Kyohei Fujita Museum of Glass

4.0

40 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Miyagi Miyagi-gun Matsushimamachi Takagi Hama 1-4

Many beautiful glasses! Japanese style vases, covered bowls and containers of powdered green tea. And vetro di Murano. These glass artifacts are made by Maestro Fujita. So beautiful! I and my wife...
Sendai Kaleidoscopes Art Museum

4.0

22 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Miyagi Sendai-shi Taihaku-ku Moniwa Matsuba 1-2

"A 15-minute drive from the Sendai-minami interchange and a 20-minute drive from the Sendai-Miyagi interchange. This art museum is also located right next to the ""Matsuba"" bus stop. As its name states, this museum displays kaleidoscopes and also holds kaleidoscope making classes. The museum displays a wide array of kaleidoscopes, from huge kaleidoscopes to antique examples to kaleidoscopes made by modern artists. Some of the museum's kaleidoscopes can also be used to take pictures. The museum's short kaleidoscope making classes are fun, easy, and take just 10 to 30 minutes. The museum shop sells inexpensively priced kaleidoscopes to true kaleidoscope masterpieces."

This is worth the trip from Sendai! We were impressed with the creativity and diversity of kaleidoscopes. Really an international collection! Great for adults with it without children!
Tsutsujigaoka Tenmangu Shrine

4.0

17 Reviews

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Miyagi Pref. Sendaishi Miyagino-ku Tsutsujigaoka 105-3

This shrine is a three-minute walk from the JR Senseki Line's Tsutsujigaoka Station. It honors Tenijn, a god of scholarship and the deified form of Sugawara no Michizane. Loved by the locals, every year during exam season it fills with students and their parents praying for success. There are a number of stone stele with haiku carved on them on the precincts, including one by Matsuo Basho. There's also a nade-ushi statue of a cow tied to a legend concerning Sugawara no Michizane. Lots of visitors come annually to see various flowers in bloom, like cherry blossoms, azaleas, and Sugawara no Michizane's beloved plum blossoms.

榴岡公園を見学した後で駅の方向に戻る時に立ち寄りました。駅からだと少し距離があります。天満宮ということで菅原道真が祀られています。天満宮らしい梅の木と共に、榴岡公園と同じく桜もあるので季節によって様々な花を愛でることができると思います。
Lake Okama

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Zao-cho, Kariya-gun, Miyagi prefecture

Lake Okama is a round crater lake on Goshikidake Peak in the Zao Range, and it is a famous scenic spot, considered a symbolic place in the Goshiki Zao region. It is surrounded by three peaks, Zao Karitadake Peak, Kumanodake Peak, and Goshikidake Peak, and it derives its name, which means “kettle,” due to its shape. Due to the concentration of sulfur and other chemicals in the water, the surface of the lake can take on a turquoise or emerald green color, creating a mystic landscape. This lake is unique among the world’s lakes in that it has multiple temperature layers, with the water hotter at certain depths. Due to the acidity of the water, no living organisms inhabit the lake.
Nikka Whisky Miyagikyo Distilleries

Travel / Tourism

Miyagi ken Sendai shi Aoba ku Nikka 1

The Nikka Whisky Sendai Plant is second only to the Yoichi Distillery among Nikka’s distillation sites. The plant is located at the joint of Hirose and Nikkawa rivers. Founder Masataka Taketsuru, known by the nickname “Massan,” particularly praised the qualities of Nikkawa River, and it is said he made his decision to build a factory there immediately. At the distillery, visitors can see Nikka’s whisky production process, including touring the plant and distillation columns. There’s also whisky sampling in the guest hall, and soft drinks for those who cannot drink alcoholic beverages.
Japan Kokeshi Museum

3.5

38 Reviews

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Miyagi Pref. Osakishi Narukonsen Shitomae 74-2

The origin of kokeshi wooden dolls is said to have been in Naruko towards the end of the Edo period (1804–1830) when they were made as hot spring souvenirs by woodworkers who carved bowls and trays and this is said to be the oldest production area for these dolls. The museum opened in 1975. It exhibits kokeshi offered up for the National Kokeshi Festival, presents the procedure for making the dolls, demonstrates the spinning lathe and has a wholesale shop that sells the highest number of kokeshi dolls in Naruko. It is around six minutes by car from JR Naruko Onsen Station.

Was hoping to see more of kokeshi doll in this museum, however, all the descriptions are in Japanese. Overall, the museum looks dated. It was cold inside the museum and only 3 rooms of display...

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Miyagi Areas

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.