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Watari Town
Miyagi Prefecture · Town
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Watari Town in southern Miyagi Prefecture faces the Pacific Ocean and the Abukuma River, and it prospered as the castle town of the Watari Date clan, whose first lord was Date Shigezane. Strawberry growing that uses the mild climate is active, and harakomeshi, a local dish of rice topped with salmon and salmon roe, is a specialty. The town also has Arahama Port on Lake Torinoumi.
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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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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