Location List

On the island of Miyajima, there are World Heritage Itsukushima Shrine, known with the vermilion Great Torii Gate which completed great renovation work in 2022, and many other places to visit inclu...

Traces of Christian influence during feudal Japan can be found in a small shrine at Entsuin, the family temple of Lord Date Masamune.

This building was erected in the mouth of a natural cave during the Daido period (806-810). The main temple was said to have been a part of the Jinkou Temple on Mt Myoken and to have been endowed w...

Togetsu-kyo Bridge built over O-jima Island is revival O-jima Island, Togetsu-kyo Bridge Famous Japanese poet Basho Matsuo having come first in Matsushima of the depths of Zuiganji Temple O-jima ...

Three torii gates create a mystical view as they float in the Ariake Sea. Tara-cho is known as the "town where the gravitational pull of the moon can be seen" due to the tidal range difference of ...

This is a site in which a culture transition from the Paleolithic period to the Jomon period (10,000 to 2,000 B.C.) has been observed. This cave measures 6 meters in depth and 3 meters in height an...

Hokoji Temple is the head temple of the Hokoji sect of Rinzai Buddhism and is one of the leading Zen temples in the Tokai region. Founded in the 14th century on a mountainside, 22 of its buildings ...

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Oujiyama park is a low hill located to the east of Sasayama castle ruin. There is a legend about "Makekirai Inari".

According to the Nihon Shoki – known as the first Japanese history book – in December 613 Prince Shotoku came across a hungry man lying on the side of the road. Although he gave the man food, drink...

Mt. Myojin observatory 360 degree panorama. At the Summit there are three observatory decks where you can enjoy a 360 degree panorama view. Mt. Myojin isn't that high, but it's said to overlook t...

An old Buddhist temple of the Tendai sect. The temple was burnt in a fire in 1573 but was rebuilt in 1586 by Hideyoshi. The wooden seated statue of Yakushi Nyorai is a Designated Cultural Property ...

In the past, this temple was moved to various locations by the Date clan as they changed their place of residence, before it finally settled in its current location when Lord Masamune moved to and ...

100 meter-long coast line. It is not open for bathing now.

A mausoleum or ancestral shrine for Lord Date Masamune, the founder of the Sendai clan. It was designated as a national treasure, being a mausoleum built in the Momoyama style of construction.

It is said that Masamune Date tried to build this shrine in the image of the Toyokuni Shrine in Kyoto. It is the oldest building built in the gongenzukuri style.

The Ikan (grand view) from Mount Tamon at 55.6m above sea level offers views of the bay and Shiogama port with its ships gracefully entering and departing.

A historic old temple that offers divine favor for matchmaking and safe delivery. The big triangular deep-fried tofu (been curd) is a noted specialty.

This temple, Matsushima's oldest remaining Momoyama period structure, is said to be originally built by Sakanoue Tamuramaro.

Four superb view spot "Four Panoramic Views" which overlook Matsushima Bay. The Reikan (elegant view) from Mount Tomiyama at 116.8m above sea level is the highest viewpoint of the Shitaikan. Visito...

Shiogama Shrine, a National Treasure and Important Cultural Property, is one of the highest Shinto shrines in northern Japan, dating from the 800s. In the spring the shrine grounds are transformed ...

Built in 842. One of the big three Inari shrine dedicated to a god who looks after the grain in Japan and approximately 1.6 million people visit there.