Furukawa, Ōsaki

Name: Furukawa
Address: Ōsaki, Japan

#2 among attractions in Ōsaki

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Furukawa was a city located in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. In 2003, the city had an estimated population of 73,980 and a population density of 551.51 persons per km². The total area was 134.14 km². ()

Local name: 古川市 Coordinates: 38°34'37"N, 140°57'22"E

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Furukawa – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Yūbikan, Kejyonuma Dam, Myōdate Kanga ruins, Kido Tile Kiln Site.

7.5 miNW
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Yūbikan, Ōsaki
190 min walk • The Yūbikan is an Edo period structure located in what is now the city of Ōsaki, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. It served as a han school for the Date clan of Sendai Domain, and is the oldest existing educational structure in Japan.
3.5 miN
Dam
Kejyonuma Dam
89 min walk • Kejyonuma Dam is an earthen dam in the city of Ōsaki, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, completed in 1995. The dam crosses the Tajiri River, a branch of the Kitakami River and utilises the basin of a pre-existing natural lake.
4 miNW
Archaeological site
Myōdate Kanga ruins
102 min walk • Myōdate Kanga ruins is an archaeological site with the ruins of a Nara period government administrative complex located in what is now part of the city of Ōsaki, Miyagi prefecture in the Tōhoku region of far northern Honshu, Japan. It is protected by the central government as a National Historic Site.
5.5 miNE
Archaeological site
Kido Tile Kiln Site
140 min walk • Kido Tile Kiln site is an archaeological site with the remains of a late Nara period, early Heian period kiln for roof tile production located in what is now the city of Ōsaki, Miyagi Prefecture in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan.
5.7 miSE
Archaeological site
Yamamae Site
145 min walk • The Yamamae ruins is an archaeological site located in what is now the town of Misato, Tōda District, Miyagi Prefecture in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan.
3.4 miN
Archaeological site
Miyazawa Site
88 min walk • Miyazawa ruins is an archaeological site located in the Furukawa district of what is now the city of Ōsaki, Miyagi Prefecture in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan. The site contains a late Nara period to early Heian period jōsaku-style Japanese castle.
3.7 miNW
Archaeological site
Daikichiyama Tile Kiln Site
95 min walk • The Daikichiyama Tile Kiln ruin is an archaeological site with the remains of a late Nara period to early Heian period roof tile production site located in what is now the city of Ōsaki, Miyagi Prefecture in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan.
4.2 miS
Archaeological site
Yamahata Cave Tomb Cluster
108 min walk • The Yamahata Cave Tomb Cluster is an archaeological site with a cluster of 6th century AD cave tombs located in what is now the city of Ōsaki, Miyagi Prefecture in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan. The site has been protected by the central government as a National Historic Site since 1973.

Furukawa, Ōsaki

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Furukawa – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)