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Osaki City

A school garden, islands in its pond.

Former Yubikan, Iwadeyama school

Photo by Asasa198 (CC BY-SA 4.0)

01 ／ Important Cultural Property

Found inside a stone enclosure,a goggle-eyed figure 36.1 cm tall.

Found within a stone enclosure at the Ebisuda site in Tajiri, this shakokidogu (snow goggle clay figure) is a large, hollow figure from the early Final Jomon period. Crown-shaped projections top its head, and the whole body is painted red, centered on the head. It is an Important Cultural Property held by the Tokyo National Museum.

36.1 cm tall
Hollow and large
Important Cultural Property
Held by the Tokyo National Museum

02 ／ Temple architecture

A Rinzai hojo main hall andan umbrella pine 5.02 m around.

Gikoji's main hall was built on the dying wish of Date Aki Sadamune, the third lord of Wakuya, who died in November 1652, as his funerary temple. It is the remains of a hojo (abbot's quarters). The koyamaki (Japanese umbrella pine) in the grounds measures 5.02 m around at 1.5 m above ground and is described as rare in the prefecture.

Prefecturally designated Tangible Cultural Property (main hall)
5.02 m around at 1.5 m
National Natural Monument (koyamaki)

03 ／ Mausoleum

A thatched mausoleum standsover the graves of three Matsuyama lords.

The Moniwa family mausoleum in the grounds of Sekiun-ji stands over the graves of three Moniwa lords of Matsuyama. Inscriptions on its votive lantern suggest it was completed in 1708, and its thatched roof is pyramid-shaped. The city describes it as built entirely of zelkova with a nightingale floor.

Completed in 1708 (estimated)
Thatched pyramidal roof
Prefecturally designated Tangible Cultural Property

Osaki City from the sky

Now and 1974–78. Tap a photo to zoom in.

20131974–78

Wide (about 6 km across)

Close (about 1.5 km across)

2013 (shot FY2013)Shot 1974–78

Source: Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI) GSI Tiles（年度別空中写真（2013年度）／国土画像情報（第一期：1974〜1978年撮影））

Open in GSI Maps (now)Open in GSI Maps (1974–78)

Living here

Tokyo in 1 h 46 min by Shinkansen.

about 130,000 people
2 hours to a city centre
Shinkansen stops here

The fastest through train from Tokyo Station to Furukawa Station on the Tohoku Shinkansen takes 1 hour 46 minutes with no change. The city says Tokyo is about 2 hours away and Sendai about 15 minutes.

People living here: 127,330people
Area: 796.81km²
Households: 48,893households
Rent (average for rentals): 44,644yen
Healthcare: 15 hospitals ／ 78 clinics

Area and habitable land at the same scalee-Stat B1101 / B1103

Children waiting for childcare: —31 nurseries and similar
Home purchase subsidy: —
Average annual temperature: —

These 3 items are waiting on a nationwide data source. We do not fill them with estimates.

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Where you can go from here.

Osaki City in Japan38.577°N 140.956°E

to TokyoTohoku Shinkansen106min

Travel times follow JR東日本の駅の時刻表（2026年11月号 timetables.jreast.co.jp/2611/）の東京駅発・東北新幹線の列車ページ。東京18:56発のはやぶさ109号（列車番号4109B）が古川20:42着で106分。平日・土休日の両方に同じ列車が載り、運転日の注記は無い（毎日運転）。本体が下ごしらえで東京駅の東北・北海道新幹線の下り列車ページ全件（miyagi-prep/jr/trains-1039.json）から数えた値と一致。古川に停まる臨時でない列車は16本で、次点はやぶさ101・105・107・111号の107分 (checked 2026-10-27). They vary by time of day.

Shape

Borders 11 municipalities across 2 prefectures.

Territory of Osaki City

Boundaries: National Land Numerical Information (Administrative Area Data), MLIT. Processed by Machigatari.Lakes: National Land Numerical Information (Lake Data), MLIT. Processed by Machigatari. Prepared with the approval of the Director-General of the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan, using its Digital Map 25000 (Spatial Data Framework) and Digital Map 25000 (Place Names and Public Facilities). (承認番号平27情使、第585号)

North to south

53.6km

Miyagi Prefecture: Kurihara City, Misato Town, Kami Town, Osato Town, Wakuya Town, Ohira Village, Matsushima Town, Tome City, Shikama Town
Yamagata Prefecture: Mogami Town
Akita Prefecture: Yuzawa City

Osaki City isthis kind of town.

01The Former Yubikan in Iwadeyama is a domain school thought to have been opened by the Iwadeyama Date family around 1850, and with its garden it is a National Historic Site and Place of Scenic Beauty
02The dogu from the Ebisuda site is an Important Cultural Property held by the Tokyo National Museum; the koyamaki at Gikoji is a National Natural Monument, and the temple's main hall and, at Sekiun-ji, the Moniwa family mausoleum are prefecturally designated Tangible Cultural Properties
03The city also has the old road Dewa-Sendai Kaido Nakayamagoe, which runs from Shitomae in Naruko toward Yamagata and is a National Historic Site, and Kabukurinuma in Tajiri, which the city says was recognized as a Ramsar wetland in 2005

If something caught your eye, ask the town itself.

Osaki City official site ↗Wikipedia ↗

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