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Prefecture of Japan
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By plane
Sendai's airport serves domestic and some international flights.
By train
The Tohoku Shinkansen connects Tokyo to Sendai and points north.
By bus
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Sendai (仙台) is the largest city in the Tohoku region of Japan's Honshu island, with around 1 million people. It is the capital of Miyagi prefecture.
Sakunami (作並) is a small hot spring town located in the Aoba District of Sendai in Miyagi Prefecture.
Ishinomaki (石巻市; ishinomaki-shi) is a city in Miyagi. It has a population of around 165,000 people.
Kinkasan (金華山; also Kinkazan) is a small mountainous island at the tip of the Oshika Peninsula, part of Ishinomaki City. It's not far from Sendai, Miyagi, Japan.
Tashirojima (田代島) is a small island in Miyagi, Japan that has been overrun by cats.
Kesennuma (気仙沼市 Kesennuma-shi) is a city in Miyagi, Japan. It is home to the only shark museum in the country.
Matsushima (松島) is a small town in Miyagi prefecture, northeastern Japan. The town faces Matsushima Bay, famous for some 260 tiny islands (島 shima) covered in pines (松 matsu) — hence the name — and ranked as one of Japan's Three Great Views.
Shiroishi Castle and Miyagi Zao Fox Village (and its wild foxes) are the main reasons to visit
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