Miyagi Prefecture
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| Capital | Sendai |
| Region | Tōhoku |
| Island | Honshū |
| Governor | Yoshihiro Murai |
| Area (rank) | 7,285.16 km² (17th) |
| - % water | 0.3% |
| Population (October 1, 2002) | |
| - Population | 2,370,280 (15th) |
| - Density | 325 /km² |
| Districts | 10 |
| Municipalities | 36 |
| ISO 3166-2 | JP-04 |
| Website | www.pref.miyagi.jp/ english/ |
| Prefectural Symbols | |
| - Flower | Miyagi bush clover (Lespedeza thunbergii) |
| - Tree | Japanese zelkova (Zelkova serrata) |
| - Bird | Wild goose |
 Symbol of Miyagi Prefecture |
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Miyagi Prefecture (宮城県 Miyagi-ken?) is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku Region on Honshū island. The capital is Sendai.
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[edit] History
Miyagi Prefecture was formerly part of the province of Mutsu. Date Masamune built a castle at Sendai as his seat to rule Mutsu. In 1871, Sendai Prefecture was formed. It was renamed Miyagi prefecture the following year.
[edit] Geography
Miyagi Prefecture is located 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.
[edit] Cities
Thirteen cities are located in Miyagi Prefecture:
[edit] Towns and villages
These are the towns and villages in each district:
‡ Scheduled to be dissolved following mergers.
[edit] Mergers
[edit] Future mergers
- Both towns within Watari District are planning to merge and create a new city under the name of Watari. Watari District will dissolve if the city is created [1]
[edit] 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.
[edit] Demographics
[edit] Culture
[edit] Sports
The sports teams listed below are based in Miyagi Prefecture.
- Football (soccer)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Sendai 89ERS (Sendai Gymnasium, Sendai)
[edit] Visitor attractions
Sendai was the castle town of the daimyo 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:
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[edit] Prefectural symbols
[edit] Miscellaneous topics
[edit] External links
- Official Miyagi Prefecture homepage last accessed on March 25, 2007
- Official information of each merger in Miyagi Prefecture last accessed on March 25, 2007
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| Higashimatsushima | Ishinomaki | Iwanuma | Kakuda | Kesennuma | Kurihara | Natori | Ōsaki | Sendai (capital) | Shiogama | Shiroishi | Tagajō | Tome | |||
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| Igu | Kami | Katta | Kurokawa | Miyagi | Motoyoshi | Oshika | Shibata | Toda | Watari | |||
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