Destination
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Miyagi
Travel plans
Miyagi's Coast: Shiogama Sushi & Ishinomaki's Cat Island — 2 Days
A working coast of sushi and cats
Naruko Onsen: Kokeshi Craft & the Healing Waters — 2 Days
Hot water and painted dolls
Zao Highlands: The Okama Crater & a Fox Village — 2 Days
A crater lake and the foothill country
Akiu & Sakunami: Sendai's Two Onsen Valleys — 2 Days
Two valleys, a thousand years of bathing
First-Time Miyagi: Sendai's Castle City & the Bay of Matsushima — 2 Days
The castle city and the bay of islands
Miyagi travel guides
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Akiu & Sakunami Onsen Guide 2026: Sendai's Hot Spring Valleys
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Matsushima Guide 2026: Japan's Three Great Views Bay
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Naruko Onsen Guide 2026: Kokeshi Craft & the Healing Waters
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Sendai Itinerary 2026: 2 Perfect Days in Sendai & Matsushima
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