Shiroishi City

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Shiroishi City is a very charming city that flourished as the castle town of the historic Shiroishi Castle, where rich nature and traditional crafts like "Shiroishi Washi" paper and unique food culture like "Uumen" noodles breathe. Beautiful landscapes leaving traces of history spread across the city, warmly welcoming visiting travelers. Leaving the bustle of the city, strolling through old townscapes or tasting delicious local cuisine richly sharpens the traveler's sensitivity, bringing new vitality to mind and body. In this city where Tohoku's warm spirit and deep history harmonize, please spend a heart-enriching, intellectual, and special holiday for adults.

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Shiroishi City

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Shiroishi City Tourism Association

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Shiroishi City Tourism Association

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Miyagi Tourism Federation

Shiroishi City

Address: 1-1 Otemachi, Shiroishi City, Miyagi Prefecture
Website: https://shiroishi.ne.jp/
Operator: Shiroishi City Tourism Association

Shiroishi City Spots List

Kotobukimaru Residence Uchiwa Fan Making Experience
Yajiro Kokeshi Village Kokeshi Painting Experience
Shiroishi Castle
Obara Onsen
Kamasaki Onsen

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Kotobukimaru Residence Uchiwa Fan Making Experience

Kotobukimaru Residence Uchiwa Fan Making Experience is a very popular program where you can actually experience making a traditional Japanese "uchiwa" fan with your own hands inside a historic traditional residence. Immersing yourself in manufacturing while touching traditional materials under the warm guidance of artisans completely makes you forget digital urban busyness, deeply relaxing the traveler's mind. Touching the depth of traditional Japanese culture and making your only one original work makes your Miyagi trip even more unforgettable. Please spend an intellectual and special holiday for adults here.

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Yajiro Kokeshi Village Kokeshi Painting Experience

Yajiro Kokeshi Village Kokeshi Painting Experience is a very wonderful experience spot where you can apply your own original design painting to "Yajiro Kokeshi," a traditional Tohoku folk craft. Running the brush under the warm guidance of artisans makes you forget daily busyness, deeply concentrating the traveler's mind and bringing comfortable relaxation. Touching the depth of traditional Japanese crafts and making your only one souvenir makes your Miyagi trip even more unforgettable. Deeply immersing in the culture of warm Japanese handwork, please spend an intellectual, heart-enriching special moment for adults here.

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Shiroishi Castle

Shiroishi Castle is a very historically valuable castle that flourished as the residence of Katakura-shi, a chief retainer of the Date clan in the Edo period, with its beautiful wooden architectural keep restored to its original appearance. The white walls and elaborate wood-joinery structure making you feel the weight of history invite visiting travelers to deep emotion as if time-tripping to the Sengoku period. Leaving the bustle of the city and strolling slowly through the quiet castle grounds richly refines the traveler's sensitivity, bringing new vitality to mind and body. Deeply touching traditional Japanese samurai culture and historical background, please...

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Obara Onsen

Obara Onsen, located in Shiroishi City, Miyagi Prefecture, is a quiet, historic hot spring area nestled secludedly along the gorge of the clear Shiroishi River.Its founding is old, dating back approximately $600text{ years}$, with a legend that it was discovered after a wounded bird healed its injuries in the waters. It has long been known as the "Wound Water" and cherished by people as a therapeutic hot spring resort (Tōjiba) rich in medicinal properties.As it is not a large hot spring town but rather features a few inns quietly operating, it is particularly recommended for those who wish to slowly...

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Kamasaki Onsen

Kamasaki Onsen, nestled in the mountains of Shiroishi City, Miyagi Prefecture, is a quiet hot spring area with over $400text{ years}$ of history.It has long been known as "Kamasaki of the Wounds" due to a legend that in ancient times, the spring's efficacy healed a cut wound inflicted by a sickle (Kama). It retains the atmosphere of a secluded therapeutic hot spring resort (Tōjiba) and is ideal for those who wish to experience traditional Japanese onsen culture.Charming wooden inns line the streets, and a nostalgic landscape spreads through the back alleys known as "Ura-Kamasaki" (Back Kamasaki). It is a hidden...

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