Yamagata Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region of Honshu. Yamagata Prefecture has a population of 1,079,950 and has a geographic area of 9,325 km². Yamagata Prefecture borders Akita Prefecture to the north, Miyagi Prefecture to the east, Fukushima Prefecture to the south, and Niigata Prefecture to the southwest.
Shiroishi is a city in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 May 2020, the city had an estimated population of 33,330 and a population density of 120 persons per km2 in 14,242 households. The total area of the city is 286.48 square kilometres (110.61 sq mi).
Yamagata is the capital city of Yamagata Prefecture located in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan. As of 1 February 2020, the city had an estimated population of 248,772 in 103,165 households, and a population density of 650 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 381.58 square kilometres (147 sq mi).
Zaō is a town located in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 March 2020, the town had an estimated population of 11,790, and a population density of 77 persons per km² in 4,493 households. The total area of the town is 152.84 square kilometres (59.01 sq mi).
Shichikashuku is a town located in Katta District, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 June 2020, the town had an estimated population of 1,323, and a population density of 5.0 persons per km² in 626 households. The total area of the town is 263.09 square kilometres (101.58 sq mi).
Minami Sanriku Kinkasan Quasi-National Park was a Quasi-National Park on the Pacific coast of northern Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. Established in 1979, the park extended along 180 km of the coast of southern Sanriku and encompassed Mount Kinka. On 31 March 2015, in the aftermath of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, the Park was incorporated into Sanriku Fukkō National Park.
Zaō Quasi-National Park is a Quasi-National Park that extends in the Ōu Mountains between Miyagi and Yamagata Prefectures, Japan. Established in 1963, the central feature of the park is Mount Zaō. It is rated a protected landscape according to the IUCN.
Kurikoma Quasi-National Park is a Quasi-National Park that extends between Akita, Iwate, Miyagi, and Yamagata Prefectures, Japan. Established in 1968, the central feature of the park is Mount Kurikoma at 1,627 m (5,338 ft). It is rated a protected landscape according to the IUCN.
Matsushima Prefectural Natural Park is a Prefectural Natural Park on the east coast of Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. First designated for protection in 1902, the park spans the municipalities of Higashimatsushima, Matsushima, Rifu, Shichigahama, and Shiogama. The park centres upon the eponymous pine islands of Matsushima.
Asahiyama Prefectural Natural Park is a Prefectural Natural Park in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. First designated for protection in 1940, the park is within the municipality of Ishinomaki and centres upon Mount Asahi.
Futakuchi Kyōkoku Prefectural Natural Park is a Prefectural Natural Park in western Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. First designated for protection in 1947, the park is within the municipality of Sendai. The park centres upon the valley of the Hirose River and encompasses a number of waterfalls as well as Sakunami Onsen. Wildlife in the park includes the Japanese macaque and Japanese serow.
Kesennuma Prefectural Natural Park is a Prefectural Natural Park in northeast Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. First designated for protection in 1948, the park is within the municipality of Kesennuma. It includes the highlands of the Kitakami Mountains as well as some 12 km of coastline, and encompasses Mount Tokusenjō, celebrated for its rhododendrons, and Ōshima, for its camellias.
Funagata Renpō Prefectural Natural Park is a prefectural natural park surrounding Mount Funagata in western Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. First designated for protection in 1962, the park spans the municipalities of Kami, Sendai, Shikama, and Taiwa. Wildlife includes the Japanese serow, stoat, red-flanked bluetail and forest green tree frog.
Kenjōsan Mangokuura Prefectural Natural Park is a Prefectural Natural Park in eastern Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. First designated for protection in 1979, the park spans the municipalities of Ishinomaki and Onagawa.
Abukuma Keikoku Prefectural Natural Park is a Prefectural Natural Park in southern Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. First designated for protection in 1988, the park is within the municipality of Marumori and centres upon the Abukuma River valley.
Akiu Great Falls is a waterfall located in Taihaku-ku, Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. It is a nationally designated Place of Scenic Beauty. It is one of "Japan’s Top 100 Waterfalls", in a listing published by the Japanese Ministry of the Environment in 1990.
The Natori River is a river located in central Miyagi prefecture, in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan. It starts at Mount Kamuro in the Ōu Mountains and flows in an easterly direction through the cities of Natori and Sendai. The river's headwaters start in the Zao Mountain range, it flows through the Sendai Plain and ends by draining into Sendai Bay. The river's estuary is located on Japan's east coast, and faces the Pacific Ocean. The river's flow is the greatest during the snow melt season from March to April, the rainy season from June to July and during the typhoon season from September to October. The river's length is 55 km, and its tributaries are the Hirose, Masuda and Goishi Rivers. The Natori provides water for 1 million people in the city of Sendai.
Miyagi Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region of Honshu. Miyagi Prefecture has a population of 2,305,596 and has a geographic area of 7,282 km2 (2,812 sq mi). Miyagi Prefecture borders Iwate Prefecture to the north, Akita Prefecture to the northwest, Yamagata Prefecture to the west, and Fukushima Prefecture to the south.
