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Shiroishi City
Miyagi Prefecture · City
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Shiroishi City is at the foot of the Zao Mountains, at the southern end of Miyagi Prefecture, and in the Edo period it prospered as the castle town of Shiroishi Castle. The rebuilt three-story turret of Shiroishi Castle stands tall, and Shiroishi umen, a thin noodle, is a local specialty. Kamasaki Onsen, Obara Onsen and the Miyagi Zao Fox Village, where visitors can meet many foxes, are also popular.
Key facts
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2025 Population Census (population, area and density); area from the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI), Area Statistics of Prefectures and Municipalities (2025). National ranks are among the 1,741 municipalities, ordered by this site from these values.
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Places to visit
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Neighboring municipalities
Municipalities sharing a boundary (computed from the National Land Numerical Information administrative boundaries, January 2021).
Other municipalities in Miyagi Prefecture
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