City in Tōhoku, Japan
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Ishinomaki (石巻市; ishinomaki-shi) is a city in Miyagi. It has a population of around 165,000 people. Its islands, Kinkasan and Tashirojima have separate articles.
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石ノ森萬画館, Ishinomori Mangakan
It commemorates the works of manga artist and author Shotaro Ishinomori, who created several immensely popular long-running series such as Cyborg 009, the Super Sentai series (adapted into the Power Rangers series), and the Kamen Rider series.
コンビニAyersRockホテル
This hotel is a remodeled dormitory. There are vending machines and laundry machines.
旅館とちぎ
This is an old business ryokan. It has many single and double rooms. There are shared baths and bathrooms. The friendly staff only speak Japanese.
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