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Sendai City Astronomical Observatory - Exterior

[Miyagi] A spacious exhibition room and a night planetarium! Learn about the universe at Sendai City Astronomical Observatory

Sendai City Astronomical Observatory is located on the outskirts of a quiet residential area, a 30-minute drive from Sendai Station. It relocated from Nishi Park to Nishigaoka in 2008 and reopened. It's a place where anyone can feel closer to space...

Chimon2016.11.15

Amazake latte

[Miyagi] 3 Drinks You Can Enjoy the Moment You Arrive in Sendai

Why not enjoy Sendai right from the moment you get off the train or Shinkansen at JR Sendai Station? In fact, you can enjoy delicious Sendai drinks just by being in two places: inside Sendai Station and in the adjacent station building, S-PAL...

Chimon2016.11.08

Kesennuma Oshima

[Miyagi] 3 Recommended Scenic Spots Along the Sea

Along the coast of Miyagi Prefecture, you can enjoy beautiful scenery and a wide variety of seafood. The Sanriku Sea receives abundant nutrients from the surrounding mountains via rivers, making it ideal for oysters.

NEFT Editorial DepartmentNEFT Editorial Department2016.10.31

Matsushima Kanejima

[Miyagi] Matsushima, one of Japan's three most scenic spots, along with Miyajima and Amanohashidate

Matsushima is the collective name for Matsushima Bay in Miyagi Prefecture, the 260 or so islands that surround it, and the surrounding hills. The area is made up of a ria coastline that has been eroded over many years...

NEFT Editorial DepartmentNEFT Editorial Department2016.10.24

Jozenji Street Jazz Festival 01

Japan's largest community music festival, "Jozenji Street Jazz Festival"

There is a "music culture" that continues to grow along with the "town" and "people." Attracted by the sound of a young girl singing and playing the guitar, I walked along the street and saw a drum set appear in the middle of the road...

NEFT Editorial DepartmentNEFT Editorial Department2016.10.13

Entsuin Temple Garden

[Matsushima Town, Miyagi Prefecture] Entsuin Temple in Miyagi Prefecture, with a Beautiful Garden Created by Kobori Enshu

Entsuin Temple in Matsushima, Miyagi Prefecture, is the family temple of Date Mitsumune, the grandson of Date Masamune, and its principal image is the Bodhisattva Kannon. Located on the main approach to Zuiganji Temple, a temple restored by Date Masamune...

NEFT Editorial DepartmentNEFT Editorial Department2016.10.04

Torii gate of Osaki Hachiman Shrine

Osaki Hachiman Shrine, the main shrine of Sendai and a national treasure, famous for the naked pilgrimage at the Donto Festival (Miyagi Prefecture)

Osaki Hachimangu Shrine is a shrine located in the western part of Aoba Ward, Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture, along Prefectural Route 31 (Sendai-Murata Line) in Yahata, Aoba Ward, Sendai City, a designated city. Formerly ranked as a village shrine...

NEFT Editorial DepartmentNEFT Editorial Department2016.09.14

Sendai Castle Ruins

[Miyagi] The ruins of Sendai Castle, the former residence of the Sengoku lord, Date Masamune

Sendai Castle, the castle of the Tohoku region's powerful Date clan. The ruins of Sendai Castle are the remains of the castle of the Date clan, who ruled the Sendai domain with 620,000 koku of rice. Built on Mount Aoba, it was named "Aoba Castle.".

NEFT Editorial DepartmentNEFT Editorial Department2016.09.12

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