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04404 ／しちがはままち

Miyagi Prefecture 宮城郡

Shichigahama Town

A cape-tip shrine for safe sailing.

Hanabushi Shrine, Kokufu-kuriya

Photo by ChiefHira (CC BY-SA 3.0)

01 ／ Daigigakoi Shell Mound

The Jomon pottery called Daigi styletakes its name from this shell mound.

A settlement site with shell middens on the Shichigahama peninsula, dating from the early Jomon period (about 6,000 years ago) to the start of the late Jomon. The town records that the Jomon pottery found here gave its name to Daigi-style pottery. It is a National Historic Site, designated in 1968.

Early to start of late Jomon
National Historic Site, 1968
Origin of the Daigi-style name

02 ／ Kokufu-kuriya seal

Thought to have been used by the provincial kuriya,a bronze seal 4.1 cm on each side.

A bronze seal found during renovation of Hanabushi Shrine in the early Meiji period, a square 4.1 cm on each side and 3.9 cm high. The town explains that it is thought to have been used by the kuriya, which supplied seafood from around Shichigahama to the Mutsu provincial government at Tagajo.

Designated by the town, 1971
4.1 cm square, 3.9 cm high
Bronze

03 ／ Minatohama Yakushido

The dawn hall of three Yakushi statues said to have beencarved in one night by Jikaku Daishi.

A hall built in the Edo period, with a plaque reading "Yakushi-do" by the calligrapher Sasaki Bunzan. The Yakushi (Medicine Buddha) is said to be one of three that Jikaku Daishi carved at three places in Miyagi County in a single night. Minatohama holds the "dawn Yakushi"; the "evening" one is at Iwakiri in Sendai and the "midnight" one at Sugaya in Rifu.

Designated by the town, 1981
The "dawn Yakushi"
Plaque by Sasaki Bunzan

Shichigahama Town from the sky

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

Now1974–78

Wide (about 6 km across)

Close (about 1.5 km across)

Now (shot May 2020)Shot 1974–78

Source: Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI) GSI Tiles（全国最新写真（シームレス）／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

19 minutes by town bus from Hon-Shiogama Station.

about 20,000 people
Rural district town

On the timetable of the Shichigahama Town Bus "Gururinko" revised on 1 April 2026, buses leaving Hon-Shiogama Station at 18:31, 19:36 and 20:36 each reach Ekiraku Elementary School in 19 minutes. These three buses carry no note limiting the days they run, and there is no railway station in the town.

People living here: 18,132people
Area: 13.19km²
Households: 6,462households
Rent (average for rentals): 37,956yen
Healthcare: 0 hospitals ／ 7 clinics

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

Children waiting for childcare: —3 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.

Shichigahama Town in Japan38.304°N 141.059°E

to Hon-ShiogamaLocal bus19min

Travel times follow 七ヶ浜町公式『七ヶ浜町民バス「ぐるりんこ」』（https://www.shichigahama.com/access/gururinko/ ・2026-04-01 改正の時刻表PDF・2026-10-27 に読んだ）。本塩釜駅発（朝・夕方便）：本塩釜駅 18:31→亦楽小学校前 18:50・19:36→19:55・20:36→20:55 の3便は毎日運転（注記なし）で、すべて19分。同じ表の 6:25・7:40・17:45・18:58・20:09 発は『平日のみ運行（土日・祝日運休）』の注記つきなので採らない。日中便の本塩釜駅発→亦楽小学校前は34分（10:11→10:45 ほか）。多賀城駅発：『曜日に関係なく同じ運行内容』と表に明記。7:21→7:42・18:33→18:54・19:46→20:07・20:42→21:03 の4便はすべて21分 (checked 2026-10-28). They vary by time of day.

Shape

Borders 3 municipalities.

Territory of Shichigahama Town

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

7.0km

Tagajo City, Sendai City, Shiogama City

Shichigahama Town isthis kind of town.

01Hanabushi Shrine is a town-designated shrine standing at a cape's tip for the safe passage of ships offshore; the Kokufu-kuriya seal found during renovation of its buildings is thought to have been used by the kuriya of the Mutsu provincial government at Tagajo
02The Daigigakoi Shell Mound is a National Historic Site that gave its name to Daigi-style Jomon pottery; the Yakushi of Minatohama Yakushido is the "dawn Yakushi" of the three in Miyagi County
03A town bus from Hon-Shiogama Station reaches Ekiraku Elementary School in 19 minutes on three buses that run every day

If something caught your eye, ask the town itself.

Shichigahama Town official site ↗Wikipedia ↗

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