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Naruko-kyo

A gorge about 100 metres deep, cut by uplift and by the Otani River. A prefectural scenic site, known for autumn colour from late October.

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Matsushima-wan Kanko Yuransen

Sightseeing boats from the Matsushima pier, touring the oddly shaped islands of the bay.

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瑞巌寺

A Rinzai Zen temple said to have been founded in 828 by the priest Jikaku. The present buildings were raised by Date Masamune; hall, kitchen and corri…

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五大堂

Named for the five Myoo images the priest Jikaku enshrined here. The present building, rebuilt by Masamune, is the oldest surviving Momoyama architect…

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白石城

The castle of Katakura Kojuro, senior retainer of the Date. It was rebuilt in 1995 by traditional Japanese methods.

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Okama

A crater lake held between Mount Katta, Mount Kumano and Mount Goshiki in Zao. Strongly acidic, it holds no life. Its colour shifts, so it is also cal…

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円通院

Beside Zuiganji, the mortuary temple of Masamune's grandson Mitsumune. The shrine of the Sankeiden is painted with roses and a cross, said to have bee…

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瑞鳳殿

The mausoleum of Date Masamune. Built by his will and named a national treasure, it burned in the war and was later rebuilt.

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鹽竈神社

The shrine of Shiogama, the port town opened when Taga Castle was built in 724. First shrine of Mutsu province; the present buildings, finished in 170…

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石ノ森萬画館

A museum for Shotaro Ishinomori, who drew Kamen Rider and Cyborg 009, with original art and his story worlds built in three dimensions.

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Michinoku Date Masamune Rekishikan

Masamune's life in 25 scenes, using some 200 life-size wax figures.

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田代島

An island whose fishermen cherished cats as bringers of good catches. A shrine honours them, and visitors come from abroad.

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Gyutan

Devised in 1948 by Keishiro Sano, who ran a yakitori shop in Sendai. Specialist restaurants now number over a hundred.

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Juhyo (Snow Monsters)

Ice shapes made by Zao's hard winter. They form only where Aomori fir grows and a strong west wind blows.

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Iwakagami-daira Autumn Leaves

The end of the Jukai Line and the trailhead for Mount Kurikoma, where lava and autumn colour overlap.

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弥治郎こけし村

The birthplace of Yajiro-style kokeshi dolls. Watch the makers work, and try painting one yourself.

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Sendai-Izumi Premium Outlets

An outlet mall in Izumi ward: 40 minutes by bus from Sendai Station, five minutes by car from the Izumi Smart interchange.

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竹駒神社

Founded in 842, one of Japan's three great Inari shrines, honouring the gods of clothing, food and shelter. Its Edo-period two-storey gate and Chinese…

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Matsushima Hot-Air Balloon Experience

In the morning a balloon lifts about 20 metres above Matsushima Bay. When conditions allow, the dawn sky shows on the water.

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Ikan Mount Tamon

From the Bishamon hall partway up, you look down on Umahanashijima, Jizojima and the other islands of Matsushima Bay. Cherry blossom in spring.

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Nikka Whisky Sendai Factory Miyagikyo Distillery

A whisky distillery at Sakunami in Sendai: an hour and five minutes by bus from Sendai Station, 25 minutes by car from the Sendai-Miyagi interchange.

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Yakurai Garden

A flower garden backed by Mount Yakurai: tulips and rapeseed in spring, roses and lavender in early summer, cockscomb and salvia in autumn.

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Mitsui Outlet Park Sendai Port

An outlet mall at Sendai Port: eight minutes' walk from Nakanosakae Station on the Senseki Line, five minutes by car from the Sendai-Kohoku interchang…

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Kura-no-Kyodokan Sairi Yashiki

The Saito family, merchants who prospered from the Edo into the Showa era, gave their house and collection to the town. The shop storehouse is a regis…