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Miyagi Prefecture (宮城県, Miyagi-ken) 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 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.
Sendai is the capital and largest city of Miyagi Prefecture, and 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 the Three Views of Japan, near the town of Matsushima.




History



Miyagi Prefecture was formerly part of the province of Mutsu.




= 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami

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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 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.




Geography



Miyagi Prefecture is in the central part of Tōhoku, facing 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 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 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.




= Cities

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Fourteen cities are located in Miyagi Prefecture:




= Towns and villages

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These are the towns and villages in each district:




= Mergers

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Economy


Although Miyagi has a good deal of fishing and agriculture, producing 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.




Demographics



According to Japanese census data, Miyagi prefecture experienced its greatest period of growth from 1940 to 1950 and continued to exhibit growth up until 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.




Education






= University

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Miyagi University
Miyagi University of Education
Miyagi Gakuin Women's University
Sendai University
Sendai Shirayuri Women's College
Tohoku University
Tohoku Gakuin University
Tohoku Bunka Gakuen University
Tohoku Institute of Technology
Tohoku Fukushi University
Tohoku Seikatsu Bunka College
Tohoku Pharmaceutical University
Shokei Gakuin University
Ishinomaki Senshu University




Transportation






= Rail

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JR East
Tōhoku Shinkansen
Tohoku Line
Jōban Line
Senseki Line
Senzan Line
Ishinomaki Line
Rikuu East Line
Kesennuma Line
Ōfunato Line
Sendai Municipal Subway
Namboku Line
Tōzai Line
Abukuma Express
Sendai Airport Line




= Roads

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Expressways and toll roads

Tōhoku Expressway
Yamagata Expressway
Sanriku Expressway
Sendai East Road
Sendai North Road
Sendai South Road



National highways

National Route 4 (Nihonbashi of Tokyo–Kasukabe–Utsunomiya–Koriyama–Sendai–Furukawa–Ichinoseki–Morioka–Towada–Aomori)
National Route 6 (Nihonbashi of Tokyo–Mito–Iwaki–Soma–Sendai)
National Route 45 (Sendai–Ishinomaki–Ofunato–Kamaishi–Kuji–Hachinohe–Towada)
National Route 47 (Furukawa–Narugo–Shinjyo–Sakata)
National Route 48 (Sendai–Yamagata)
National Route 108
National Route 113
National Route 286
National Route 342
National Route 346
National Route 347
National Route 349
National Route 398
National Route 399
National Route 456
National Route 457




= Ports

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Sendai Port – Ferry route to Tomakomai, Hokkaido and Nagoya, container hub port
Ishinomaki Port – Ferry route to Mount Kinka and Tashiro Island.
Matsushima Bay




= Airports

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Sendai Airport




Sports



The sports teams listed below are based in Miyagi Prefecture.

Baseball
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles (Miyagi Baseball Stadium, Sendai)
Tohoku Reia
Football (soccer)
Vegalta Sendai (Yurtec Stadium Sendai, Sendai)
Sony Sendai F.C. (Yurtec Stadium Sendai, Sendai)
Vegalta Sendai Ladies (Yurtec Stadium Sendai, Sendai)
Basketball
Sendai 89ERS (Sendai Gymnasium, Sendai)
Volleyball
Sendai Bellefille
Futsal
Voscuore Sendai
Professional wrestling
Sendai Girls' Pro Wrestling
Also, the Sendai Hi-Land Raceway hosts motorsport road races.




Visitor attractions


Sendai was the castle town of 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:




Famous festivals and events



Sendai New Year's traditional Sale on January 2
Shiroishi Kokeshi Exhibition, May 3–5
Aoba Festival, Suzume Odori traditional Japanese dance event in May
Shiogama Port Festival in July
Sendai Tanabata Festival, August 6–8
Sendai Pageant of Starlight in December




Popular culture


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! is also set in Miyagi Prefecture.




Notes






References


Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). Japan encyclopedia. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5; OCLC 58053128
Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Nihon Odai Ichiran; ou, Annales des empereurs du Japon. Paris: Royal Asiatic Society, Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland. OCLC 5850691




External links



Miyagi Prefecture Official Website (in Japanese)

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