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is a
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located in
Miyagi Prefectureis a prefecture of Japan in the Tōhoku Region on Honshu island. The capital is Sendai.- History :Miyagi Prefecture was formerly part of the province of Mutsu. Mutsu Province, on northern Honshu, was one of the last provinces to be formed as land was taken from the indigenous Emishi, and became the...
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As of 2010, the city has an estimated
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of 37,432 and a
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of 131 persons per km². The total area is 286.47 km².
The city was founded on April 1, 1954.
Notable locations
Shiroishi Castleis a Japanese castle in Shiroishi, Miyagi, within what was Mutsu Province. It was the castle of the Katakura clan, which was a family of retainers serving the Date clan of Sendai...
is the castle of the Tōhoku region. It was restored in 1995 after its destruction in 1875.
Train stations
- Tōhoku Shinkansen
The is a Japanese high-speed Shinkansen rail line, connecting Tokyo with Aomori in Aomori Prefecture for a total length of 674 km, Japan's longest Shinkansen line. It runs through the more sparsely populated Tōhoku region of Japan's main island Honshu. It has two spur lines, Yamagata...
: Shiroishi-Zaōis a railway station located in Shiroishi, Miyagi, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company .-Lines:* Shiroishi-Zaō Station is served by the Tōhoku Shinkansen with one Yamabiko service stopping per hour between Tokyo and Sendai.-External links:*...
- Tōhoku Main Line: Kosugō
Kosugō Station is a JR East railway station located in Shiroishi, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.-Adjacent stations:...
- ShiroishiShiroishi Station is a JR East railway station located in Shiroishi, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.-History:*December 15, 1887: Station begins operation.*October 25, 1970: Sister station relationship with JR Shiroishi Station in Hokkaidō...
- Higashi-ShiroishiHigashi-Shiroishi Station is a JR East railway station located in Shiroishi, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.-Adjacent stations:...
- Kita-ShirakawaKita-Shirakawa Station is a JR East railway station located in Shiroishi, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.-Adjacent stations:...
Major roads
- Tōhoku Expressway
The is a national expressway in Japan. It is owned by Japan Expressway Holding and Debt Repayment Agency and operated by East Nippon Expressway Company.-Naming:Tōhoku refers to the Tōhoku region, the northernmost region on the island of Honshū....
(Shiroishi interchange)
- Route 4
National Route 4 is a major highway in eastern Honshū, Japan. The longest of the ordinary highways in Japan, it originates in Chūō, Tokyo and stretches north for 743.6 km to the city of Aomori in Aomori Prefecture. From Saitama Prefecture to Iwate Prefecture, it parallels the Tōhoku...
, Route 113, Route 457National Route 457 is a national highway of Japan connecting Ichinoseki, Iwate and Shiroishi, Miyagi in Japan, with a total length of 173.9 km ....
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