Miyagi Prefecture (宮城県) Travel Guide

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Miyagi Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan in the Tohoku Region of northern Honshu. It covers an area of 7,285 sq km and has a population of 2.4 million people (2011 estimate). The prefectural capital as well as largest city is Sendai.

Zuigan-ji Temple, Matsushima, Miyagi Prefecture
Author: Geomr (Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported)

Miyagi Prefecture is located on the central part of the Tohoku region. It borders Iwate Prefecture to the north, Akita Prefecture to the northwest, Yamagata Prefecture to the west and Fukushima Prefecture to the south. Sendai Bay is a prominent feature of the prefecture. It has a broad central plain bordered to the west and northeast by mountain ranges, which form a natural barrier with neighboring prefectures. On the northern coast, the Oshika Peninsula protrudes into the Pacific Ocean.

Osaki-Hachiman-gu shrine in Sendai City, one of the National Treasures of Japan
Author: Caveman2 (public domain)

Update

11 March, 2011
A 9.0 magnitude Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami caused massive damage to the coastal areas of Miyagi Prefecture. The 10-meter tsunami slammed into the coast of Miyagi Prefecture, sweeping away villages and towns.

Going to Miyagi Prefecture

You can reach Miyagi Prefecture by either taking the Tohoku Shinkansen bullet train from Tokyo to Sendai, or a plane to Sendai Airport.

View from Kinkasan, Miyagi Prefecture
Author: Junpei Satoh (Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported)

Cities of Miyagi Prefecture

Sendai - capital
Higashimatsushima
Ishinomaki
Iwanuma
Kakuda
Kesennuma
Kurihara
Natori
Osaki
Shiogama
Tagajo
Tome

Tourist Attractions of Miyagi Prefecture

Akiu
Hot spring resort in Sendai.
Aoba Castle
Castle on a site overlooking Sendai.
Kesennuma
Town in northern Miyagi Prefecture famous for its fish market.
Kinkasan
Former gold mining town.
Matsushima
One of Japan's top 3 landscape viewpoints.
Naruko
Hot spring resort deep in the mountains of Miyagi.
Sakunami
Hot spring resort near Sendai.

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