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Table of Contents: 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 out More from Tohoku: Akita (prefecture) culture, Aomori (prefecture) tourist attractions, Fukushima (prefecture) hotels and youth hostels, Iwate hotels and youth hostels, Miyagi travel tours, Yamagata (prefecture) travel tours More from Honshu: Chubu souvenirs, Chugoku travel tours, Kansai travel tours, Kanto travel tours, Tohoku travel tours More from Japan: Hokkaido travel tours, Honshu culture, Kanmon Straits tourist attractions, Kyushu tourist attractions, Okinawa culture, Seto Inland Sea souvenirs, Shikoku tourist attractions, Wakayama (prefecture) travel tours More from East Asia: China-travel-tips-language travel tours, China culture, Chine-travel-tips-language travel tours, Japan travel tours, Korea hotels and youth hostels, Mongolia tourist attractions, North Korea souvenirs, South Korea souvenirs, Taiwan hotels and youth hostels More from Asia: Caucasus hotels and youth hostels, Central Asia souvenirs, East Asia hotels and youth hostels, Middle East tourist attractions, Southeast Asia souvenirs More from Travel Tips 24: Africa souvenirs, Asia souvenirs, Europe tourist attractions, North America culture, Oceania tourist attractions, South America souvenirs Popular destinations Istanbul (Marmara region ) tourist attractions, Barcelona (Catalonia) culture, Rome (Lazio) hotels and youth hostels, Singapore (Southeast Asia) culture, Western Europe (Europe) tourist attractions, South Africa (Southern Africa) culture, United Kingdom (Western Europe) souvenirs, Europe (Home) souvenirs, Vancouver (Greater Vancouver) souvenirs, Morocco (North Africa) travel tours

Miyagi prefecture (宮城県 Miyagi-ken) is in the northeastern Tohoku region of the main Japanese island Honshu.

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Culture and History

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Cities

• Sendai — The prefectural capital
• Ishinomaki — an industrial port town, home to the Mangattan Manga Museum.

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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.

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Talk

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Travel to Miyagi, visa requirements

Sendai is the largest city in Tohoku and hence its main transportation hub.

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Flights to Miyagi, airtickets

Sendai's airport serves domestic and some international flights.

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By train

The Tohoku Shinkansen connects Tokyo to Sendai and points north.

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Buses to Miyagi

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Get around

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Miyagi attractions and sightseeing

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City tours

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Good restaurants and cheap meals

• 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.

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Miyagi nightlife, bars, clubs and pubs.

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Get out

More from Tohoku: Akita (prefecture) tourist attractions, Aomori (prefecture) hotels and youth hostels, Fukushima (prefecture) tourist attractions, Iwate hotels and youth hostels, Miyagi hotels and youth hostels, Yamagata (prefecture) souvenirs More from Honshu: Chubu tourist attractions, Chugoku souvenirs, Kansai souvenirs, Kanto souvenirs, Tohoku culture More from Japan: Hokkaido tourist attractions, Honshu souvenirs, Kanmon Straits tourist attractions, Kyushu souvenirs, Okinawa hotels and youth hostels, Seto Inland Sea hotels and youth hostels, Shikoku travel tours, Wakayama (prefecture) tourist attractions More from East Asia: China-travel-tips-language culture, China hotels and youth hostels, Chine-travel-tips-language souvenirs, Japan tourist attractions, Korea travel tours, Mongolia souvenirs, North Korea souvenirs, South Korea hotels and youth hostels, Taiwan tourist attractions More from Asia: Caucasus culture, Central Asia tourist attractions, East Asia hotels and youth hostels, Middle East souvenirs, Southeast Asia culture More from Travel Tips 24: Africa culture, Asia souvenirs, Europe hotels and youth hostels, North America travel tours, Oceania souvenirs, South America souvenirs Popular destinations Istanbul (Marmara region ) culture, Barcelona (Catalonia) culture, Rome (Lazio) hotels and youth hostels, Singapore (Southeast Asia) travel tours, Western Europe (Europe) travel tours, South Africa (Southern Africa) hotels and youth hostels, United Kingdom (Western Europe) hotels and youth hostels, Europe (Home) tourist attractions, Vancouver (Greater Vancouver) tourist attractions, Morocco (North Africa) tourist attractions

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