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6)Temples and Shrines "Goshu-in" Seal Collecting Tour [(1) Tagajo City - (2) Matsushima Town] Course

At the time of the Great East Japan Earthquake, many temples and shrines were spared damage from the tsunami and even served as evacuation areas. This tour combines disaster prevention awareness with touring many of the region's best-known places of worship. Fill your stamp book with a unique Goshu-in seal from each temple and shrine proving pilgrimage to that location.

御朱印巡り【（１）多賀城市→（２）松島町】コース

program 01　Tagajo City

Tohoku History Museum

Tohoku History Museum

This prefecture-run history museum boasts the largest collection of exhibits on the history of Tohoku (northeastern Japan). Learn about historical disasters throughout the region with ruins and historical sites, stone monuments and ancient documents.

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program 02　Tagajo City

Special Historical Landmark, Ruins of Tagajo Castle; Municipal Cultural Property,

Special Historical Landmark, Ruins of Tagajo Castle; Municipal Cultural Property, "Sue no Matsuyama"

The stone monument is currently stored in a warehouse near the southern gate of the former Tagajo Castle. On its 196cm tall, 92cm wide face, it has 141 characters noting the distance from the "Heijo-kyo" in Nara, distances to each border, and about the construction and repair of Tagajo Castle. Known as the "pot monument" in the Utamakura poem, haiku poet Matsuo Basho visited this location during the Edo period and described his deep impressions of the monument in his work Narrow Road to the Deep North.

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Tour OptionsShiogama City

Shiogama Shrine

TEL：022-367-1611
Business hours：5:00a.m-8:00p.m
Regular holiday：None
Admission fees：Free
Access：15 min. walk from Hon-Shiogama Station (JR Senseki line)
Access from Program 2：Tagajo Station to Hon-Shiogama Station 8 min.
15 min. walk from Hon-Shiogama Station

Shiogama Shrine
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Okama Shrine

TEL：022-367-1611
Business hours：5:00a.m.-8:00p.m.
Regular holiday：None
Admission fees：Free
Access："15 min. walk from Hon-Shiogama Station (JR Senseki line)
5 min. by taxi"
Access from Program 2：Tagajo Station to Hon-Shiogama Station 8 min.
15 min. walk from Hon-Shiogama Stationa

Okama Shrine
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program 03　Matsushima Town

Marubun Matsushima Kisen Co., Ltd.

Marubun Matsushima Kisen Co., Ltd.

Enjoy a sightseeing cruise of Matsushima Bay. Together with a special storytelling tour. Learn about the time of the disaster.

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Tour OptionsMatsushima Town

Zuiganji　Temple

TEL：022-354-2023
Business hours：April-September: 8:00a.m.–5:00p.m.
October and March: 8:00a.m.–4:30p.m.
November and February: 8:00a.m.–4:00p.m.
December and January: 8:00a.m.–3:30p.m.
Regular holiday：None
Admission fees：Adults: 700JPY Children: 400JPY
Access：7 min. walk from Matsushimakaigan Station (JR Senseki line)
Access from Program 3：2 min. walk

Zuiganji　Temple
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Entsuin Temple

TEL：022-354-3206
Business hours：8:30a.m.-5:00p.m.
Regular holiday：None
Admission fees：Adults: 300JPY
Access：Matsushimakaigan Station
Access from Program 3：Arai Station to Sendai Station by Sendai subway (Tozai line) 15 min.
Sendai Station to Matsushimakaigan Station (JR Senseki line) 30 min.

Entsuin Temple
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Godaido Temple

TEL：022-354-2023
Business hours：Time between sunset and sunrise
Regular holiday：None
Admission fees：Free
Access：7 min. walk from Matsushimakaigan Station (JR Senseki line)
Access from Program 3：1 min. walk

Godaido Temple
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