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26-504: Kurihara covers a part of the northwestern corner of Miyagi Prefecture . It is mostly rice farmland, and small mountain ridges, the largest of which cluster around Mount Kurikoma , the tallest mountain in Kurihara, which is located at the furthest northwestern point of Miyagi Prefecture. In summer, the lotus on Lake Izunuma bloom. In fall, Mount Kurikoma is covered in fall colors and in winter migrating swans and geese come in flocks to spend

52-531: A county composed of ten separate towns. This arrangement is similar to English unitary authorities in the United Kingdom, such as Herefordshire . During 2011 Tōhoku earthquake , Kurihara–specifically the former town of Tsukidate–experienced the strongest shaking, with a Shindo 7 intensity. Kurihara has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city legislature of 26 members. Kurihara contributes two seats to

78-666: A great deal of rice and livestock, it is dominated by the manufacturing industries around Sendai, particularly electronics, appliances, and food processing. As of March 2011, the prefecture produced 4.7% of Japan's rice, 23% of oysters, and 15.9% of sauries . In July 2011, the Japanese government decided to ban all shipments of beef cattle from northeast Miyagi Prefecture over fears of radioactive contamination. This has since been rescinded. According to Japanese census data, Miyagi prefecture experienced its greatest period of growth from 1940 to 1950 and continued to exhibit growth up until

104-532: A number of waterfalls, parks filled with cherry blossoms in spring, and flower gardens. These include: Abazu Gorge, Shiraito Falls, Gorindoyama Park, Hasama River Park, and Sanno Historic Park Iris Garden. It is also a renowned place for viewing the autumn leaves, especially around Mt. Kurikoma. Kurihara also has an abundance of hot spring resorts . These include: Yu-no-Kura Hot Spring, Yubama Hot Spring, Hanayama Hot Spring, and Nuruyu Hot Spring. Miyagi Prefecture Miyagi Prefecture ( 宮城県 , Miyagi-ken )

130-495: Is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region of Honshu . Miyagi Prefecture has a population of 2,265,724 (1 August 2023) and has a geographic area of 7,282 km (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. Sendai is the capital and largest city of Miyagi Prefecture, and

156-556: Is a front for a revolutionary political organization called the Japan Revolutionary Communist League (Revolutionary Marxist Faction) . An investigation of this is ongoing. The East Japan Railway Culture Foundation is a non-profit organization established by JR East for the purpose of developing a "richer railway culture". The Railway Museum in Saitama is operated by the foundation. JR East held

182-802: Is also set in Miyagi Prefecture. 38°21′N 140°58′E  /  38.350°N 140.967°E  / 38.350; 140.967 East Japan Railway Company The East Japan Railway Company is a major passenger railway company in Japan and the largest of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR-EAST or JR East in English, and as JR Higashi-Nihon ( JR東日本 , Jeiāru Higashi-Nihon ) in Japanese. The company's headquarters are in Yoyogi , Shibuya , Tokyo , next to Shinjuku Station . It

208-503: Is an earthquake-prone country. Large earthquakes occur frequently Miyagi offshore, and earthquakes also occur frequently inland. In the 2011 Tohoku earthquake that occurred Miyagi offshore, Miyagi Prefecture suffered the most damage nationwide. Fourteen cities are located in Miyagi Prefecture: These are the towns and villages in each district : Although Miyagi has a good deal of fishing and agriculture, producing

234-668: Is listed in the Tokyo Stock Exchange (it formerly had secondary listings in the Nagoya and Osaka stock exchanges), is a constituent of the TOPIX Large70 index, and is one of three Japan Railways Group constituents of the Nikkei 225 index, the others being JR Central and JR West . JR East was incorporated on 1 April 1987 after being spun off from the government-run Japanese National Railways (JNR). The spin-off

260-651: Is owned and operated by the Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central), although it stops at several JR East stations. These lines have sections inside the Tokyo suburban area (Japanese: 東京近郊区間 ) designated by JR East. This does not necessarily mean that the lines are fully inside the Greater Tokyo Area . Below is the full list of limited express and express train services operated on JR East lines as of 2022. During fiscal 2017,

286-609: The daimyō Date Masamune . The remains of Sendai Castle stand on a hill above the city. Miyagi Prefecture boasts one of Japan's three greatest sights. Matsushima , the pine-clad islands, dot the waters off the coast of the prefecture. The following are also noted as attractions: Miyagi Prefecture is one of the main settings of the manga and anime series Haikyū!! . The most well-known fictional schools located there are Karasuno High School, Aoba Johsai High School, Date Tech High and Shiratorizawa Academy, as well as Sendai City Gymnasium. Another anime series Wake Up, Girls!

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312-489: The Pacific Ocean , and contains Tōhoku's largest city, Sendai. There are high mountains on the west and along the northeast coast, but the central plain around Sendai is fairly large. Matsushima is known as one of the three most scenic views of Japan , with a bay full of 260 small islands covered in pine groves. Oshika Peninsula projects from the northern coastline of the prefecture. As of 31 March 2019, 24% of

338-482: The Three Views of Japan , near the town of Matsushima . Miyagi Prefecture was formerly part of the province of Mutsu . On March 11, 2011, a 9.0 magnitude earthquake and a subsequent major tsunami hit Miyagi Prefecture, causing major damage to the area. The tsunami was estimated to be approximately 10 metres (33 ft) high in Miyagi Prefecture. On April 7, 2011, a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck off

364-480: The 21st century. Nevertheless, like the majority of Japan , the population of Miyagi has begun to slowly decline. The prefectural capital of Sendai , however, has seen a moderate, but steady rise in population over the past twenty years. The sports teams listed below are based in Miyagi Prefecture. Also, the Sendai Hi-Land Raceway hosts motorsport road races. Sendai was the castle town of

390-563: The Miyagi Prefectural legislature. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Miyagi 6th district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan . The economy of Kurihara is largely based on agriculture. Mining, which once formed a significant percentage of the economy has largely disappeared with the closure of the last mines in the 1980s. Kurihara has 13 public elementary schools and eight public junior high schools operated by

416-741: The area came under the control of the Date clan of Sendai Domain during the Edo period , under the Tokugawa shogunate . With the establishment of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889, the area was organized into Kurihara District, Miyagi Prefecture. During the Meiji period , many mines were dug in the mountains of Kurihara, and the Hosokura mine was at one point Japan's largest producer of lead and zinc. The mine closed in 1987. The city of Kurihara

442-444: The area is rarely affected. Fall and spring are mild, with temperatures in the low to mid 20s (Celsius). In fall, the days usually begin foggy and cold but clear up by midday. Spring comes late to the region and is mostly sunny punctuated with random light showers. The temperature fluctuates around freezing in winter, falling to an average low of −1.3 °C (29.7 °F), and snow levels vary with altitude. Per Japanese census data,

468-700: The busiest stations in the JR East network by average daily passenger count were: JR East co-sponsors the JEF United Chiba J-League football club , which was formed by a merger between the JR East and Furukawa Electric company teams. JR East aims to reduce its carbon emissions by half, as measured over the period 1990–2030. This would be achieved by increasing the efficiency of trains and company-owned thermal power stations and by developing hybrid trains . The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department has stated that JR East's official union

494-542: The city government and five public high schools operated by the Miyagi Prefectural Board of Education. The prefecture also operates one special education school for the handicapped. [REDACTED] East Japan Railway Company (JR East) - Tōhoku Shinkansen [REDACTED] East Japan Railway Company (JR East) - Tōhoku Main Line Kurihara is known for its rice production. There are also

520-431: The coast of Miyagi, Japan. Workers were then evacuated from the nearby troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear facility once again, as a tsunami warning was issued for the coastline. Residents were told to flee for inner land at that time. In 2013, Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako visited the prefecture to see the progress made since the tsunami. Miyagi Prefecture is in the central part of Tōhoku , facing

546-464: The largest city in the Tōhoku region, with other major cities including Ishinomaki , Ōsaki , and Tome . Miyagi Prefecture is located on Japan's eastern Pacific coast and bounded to the west by the Ōu Mountains , the longest mountain range in Japan, with 24% of its total land area being designated as Natural Parks . Miyagi Prefecture is home to Matsushima Islands , a group of islands ranked as one of

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572-702: The population of Kurihara peaked at around the year 1950 and has declined over the past 70 years. The area of present-day Kurihara was part of ancient Mutsu Province , and has been settled since at least the Jōmon period by the Emishi people. During the later portion of the Heian period , the area was ruled by the Northern Fujiwara . During the Sengoku period , the area was contested by various samurai clans before

598-469: The season on Kurihara's lakes. Akita Prefecture Iwate Prefecture Miyagi Prefecture The climate of Kurihara is classified as humid subtropical (Cfa) per the Köppen climate classification system. As with most of Japan, the summers in Kurihara are hot and humid with temperatures usually around 24.5 °C (76.1 °F). Summer is also typhoon season, however, since Kurihara is so far north and inland

624-510: The total land area of the prefecture was designated as Natural Parks , namely the Sanriku Fukkō National Park; Kurikoma and Zaō Quasi-National Parks; and Abukuma Keikoku , Asahiyama , Funagata Renpō , Futakuchi Kyōkoku , Kenjōsan Mangokuura , Kesennuma , Matsushima , and Zaō Kōgen Prefectural Natural Parks. In addition, Miyagi Prefecture is a prefecture that is particularly prone to earthquakes even in Japan, which

650-404: Was established on April 1, 2005, from the merger of the towns of Ichihasama, Kannari, Kurikoma, Semine, Shiwahime, Takashimizu, Tsukidate, Uguisuzawa and Wakayanagi, and the village of Hanayama (all from Kurihara District, which was dissolved as a result of the merger). The new city hall is located in former Tsukidate. Although technically referred to as a "city", Kurihara in fact functions more like

676-690: Was nominally "privatization", as the company was actually a wholly owned subsidiary of the government-owned JNR Settlement Corporation for several years, and was not completely sold to the public until 2002. Following the breakup, JR East ran the operations on former JNR lines in the Greater Tokyo Area , the Tōhoku region , and surrounding areas. Railway lines of JR East primarily serve the Kanto and Tohoku regions , along with adjacent areas in Kōshin'etsu region ( Niigata , Nagano , Yamanashi ) and Shizuoka prefectures . The Tokyo–Osaka Tōkaidō Shinkansen

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