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Culture and History / Cities / Other destinations / Talk / Travel to Miyagi, visa requirements / Flights to Miyagi, airtickets / By train / Buses to Miyagi / Get around / Miyagi attractions and sightseeing / City tours / Good restaurants and cheap meals / Miyagi nightlife, bars, clubs and pubs. / Get outDestinations in Miyagi
Miyagi prefecture (宮城県 Miyagi-ken) is in the northeastern Tohoku region of the main Japanese island Honshu.
Culture and History
Miyagi prefecture has nothing to do with Mr Miyagi from The Karate Kid.
Cities
- Sendai — The prefectural capital
- Ishinomaki — An industrial and fishery port town, home to the Mangattan Manga Museum.
There is also a very beautiful sawtooth coast line.
Other destinations
- Akiu — a hot spring town located in Sendai City.
- Kinkasan — Gold mining mountain just off the coast
- Matsushima — A bay of craggy pine islands, traditionally considered one of Japan's Top 3 views.
- Naruko — hot spring resort deep in the mountains
- Site of Aoba-jo Castle — once the stronghold of the much feared and revered Date Masamune, Lord of Sendai, all that remains are his statue and a Shinto shrine.
- Sakunami — small hot spring town located near Sendai.
- Kesennuma — Northern city in the prefecture where fishery market is famous. Delicious abalone, sea urchin, shark fin and various kind of fishes are available.
Talk
Travel to Miyagi - Visa Requirements
Sendai is the largest city in Tohoku and hence its main transportation hub.
Flights and airtickets to Miyagi
Sendai's airport serves domestic and some international flights.
By train
The Tohoku Shinkansen connects Tokyo to Sendai and points north.
Buses to Miyagi
Tours and Getting around Miyagi
Miyagi tourist attractions and sightseeing
Miyagi city tours
Miyagi Restaurants: cheap, moderate and expensive
- Gyu-tan — grilled cow tongues with salt or miso are traditionally the famous dish in Sendai. On the second floor of Sendai Station, you can find several restaurants dedicated to this local favorite.
- Sushi Restaurant — There are many sushi restaurants not only Sendai, but also most of fishery places.
Miyagi nightlife, bars, clubs and pubs
There are excellent sake brands, namely Urakasumi and Ichinokura, but there are also plenty of other sake brands.
Get out
Destinations in Miyagi:
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