Outdoors Tashirojima Cat Island Brian Takahashi Come visit a Cat Island in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. Tashirojima is the place to feed and play with cats, stay in Cat Cabins, and..
Winter Sports Ice Skating in Sendai Justin Velgus Ice Rink Sendai is an ice skating rink a ten minute bus ride from the Izumi Chuo Subway Station. It is the only ice rink in th..
Camping & Trekking Rinnoji Buddhist Temple Sendai Justin Velgus The Rinnoji Buddhist Temple was originally constructed by the Date Clan in Fukushima, but then it was relocated to Miyagi when Sendai..
Sports & Fitness Japan's ''New'' Lowest Mountain Justin Velgus Japan's "New" Lowest Mountain is Hiyoriyama, beating Tenpozan in Osaka as of April 2014.
Activities Shiogama to Matsushima Boat Cruise Eric Thompson A boat cruise around the incredibly scenic pine tree-clad Matsushima Bay via Shiogama to Matsushima.
Outdoors Cat Island of Tashirojima Tom Roseveare Cat Island, otherwise known as Tashirojima, is located 50 min by ferry south of Miyagi's Ishinomaki area.
Activities Ishinomaki Community & Info Center Tom Roseveare Ishinomaki Community & Info Center (ICIC) was opened to provide a space to help inform and educate visitors about the ongoing reconstruction..
Activities Spring Valley Ski Resort Andrew Kehoe Spring Valley Ski Resort is a small mountain 40 minutes from downtown Sendai by car. It is also accessible from Izumi-chuo sta..