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Satohama shell mound

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Local name: 里浜貝塚 Length: 2625 ftWidth: 656 ftCoordinates: 38°20'16"N, 141°8'49"E
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MiyagiJapan

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Satohama shell mound – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Zuigan-ji, Entsū-in, Kanrantei, Daigigakoi Shell Mound.

  • zuigan ji matsushima5.3 miNW
    Sacred and religious sites, Temple, Buddhist temple

    Zuigan-ji, Matsushima

    135 min walk • Seiryuzan Zuigan-ji is a Rinzai Zen Buddhist temple in located in the town of Matsushima, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. Belonging to the Myōshin-ji-branch of Rinzai Zen, it was founded in 828 during the Heian period by Jikaku Daishi.

  • entsu in matsushima5.2 miNW
    Sacred and religious sites, Temple

    Entsū-in, Matsushima

    134 min walk • Entsū-in is a Buddhist temple located in the town of Matsushima, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. Belonging to the Myōshin-ji-branch of Rinzai Zen, it was founded in 1647 next to Zuigan-ji as the memorial temple for Date Mitsumune, the grandson of Date Masamune.

  • kanrantei matsushima location map
    5.1 miNW
    Historical place, Architecture, Museum

    Kanrantei, Matsushima

    132 min walk • Kanrantei is the only building to survive from a mansion complex of the Date clan in Matsushima, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. It is said to have originated as a teahouse in Toyotomi Hideyoshi's Fushimi Castle, to have been moved to Edo by Date Masamune, and finally to have been brought to Matsushima by his son Date Tadamune.

  • daigigakoi shell mound shichigahama6 miW
    Archaeological site

    Daigigakoi Shell Mound, Shichigahama

    154 min walk • Daigigakoi Shell Midden is an archaeological site consisting of a Jōmon period Shell midden and the remains of an adjacent settlement located in what is now the town of Shichigahama, Miyagi Prefecture in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan.

  • matsushima prefectural natural park4.6 miW
    Park

    Matsushima Prefectural Natural Park

    118 min walk • 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.

  • nishinohama shell mound location map
    4.6 miNW
    Archaeological site

    Nishinohama Shell Mound

    118 min walk • Nishinohama Shell Midden is an archaeological site containing a Jōmon period shell midden and the remains of an adjacent settlement located in what is now the town of Matsushima, Miyagi Prefecture in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan.

  • visit matsushima5.2 miNW
    38°22'49"N • 141°4'1"E

    Visit Matsushima, Matsushima

    134 min walk • City hall

Where to next? Visit miyagi Miyagi region page or discover the top tourist attractions in Japan.

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