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04206 ／しろいしし

Shiroishi City

A rock wall like lumber stood on end.

Obara Zaimokuiwa, lumber rock

Photo by Kei hashi (CC BY-SA 3.0)

01 ／ Samurai residence

The residence of a Katakura retainer, the Ozeki family,is confirmed as built in the Kyoho 15 era (1730).

This was the residence of the Ozeki family, retainers of the Katakura lords of Shiroishi Castle. It has been confirmed as built in Kyoho 15 (1730). It stands north of Shiroishi Castle along the Sawabata River, surrounded by dense garden trees.

Confirmed as built in Kyoho 15 (1730)
Residence of a retainer of the Katakura, lords of Shiroishi Castle
Prefectural Designated Cultural Property (building)

02 ／ Kendan residence

The residence of the Kimura family, long holders of the post of kendan,was moved from Kamitozawa into Zaimokuiwa Park.

Kendan residence in Shiroishi City — Photo by Kei hashi (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Kamitozawa was one of the post stations of the Yamanaka Shichikashuku Road, and the Kimura family held the post of kendan for generations, overseeing all post-horse and post-station work. The house, with eaves in the segai style and lattice windows, was moved in 2003.

Kendan: overseer of post-horse and post-station work
Moved in 2003 (Heisei 15)
Prefectural Designated Cultural Property (building)

03 ／ Wooden tablets

Wooden tablets inscribed "all horses sick"were set in the post holes of a building.

These are the first wooden tablets excavated in Shiroishi. Several were found in the post holes of a building site near the Iizume Castle site. Because they read "all horses sick" and "quickly, as the law commands," they may have been meant to pray for horses' recovery.

First wooden tablets excavated in Shiroishi
"All horses sick" and "quickly, as the law commands"
Dating gave values of about 1520 to 1660

Shiroishi City 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 2023)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

Tokyo in 1 h 47 min by Shinkansen.

about 30,000 people
2 hours to a city centre
Shinkansen stops here

The fastest through train on the Tohoku Shinkansen from Tokyo Station to Shiroishi-Zao Station takes 1 hour 47 minutes with no change. The city says Sendai is 16 minutes away and Tokyo 2 hours.

People living here: 32,758people
Area: 286.48km²
Households: 12,518households
Rent (average for rentals): 41,328yen
Healthcare: 3 hospitals ／ 25 clinics

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

Children waiting for childcare: —8 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.

Shiroishi City in Japan38.002°N 140.620°E

to TokyoTohoku Shinkansen107min

Travel times follow JR東日本『駅の時刻表』（2026年11月号・URL に 2611）の白石蔵王駅（コード0851）の下り（平日 0851010・土曜休日 0851011）の列車ページから、東京の『発』→白石蔵王の『着』を列車ごとに数えた（$SP/miyagi-shiroishi/jr/jr_count.py。リポジトリ版の URL の版を 2611 に直し、出力を『毎日』だけに絞ったもの）。毎日運転（平日と土休日の両方に同じ分数で載る）の最速は、やまびこ133号（列車番号133B）の東京10:00発→白石蔵王11:47着＝107分（併結のつばさ133号と同じ列車。福島で分割）。同じ107分が135B（11:00発）・137B（12:00発）・141B（14:00発）・143B（15:00発）・145B（16:00発）にもあり、これより速い毎日運転の便は無い。列車ページ（https://timetables.jreast.co.jp/2611/train/029/029861.html）に運転日の注意書き（臨時・特定日）は無い。下ごしらえで本体が数えた107分と一致 (checked 2026-10-27). They vary by time of day.

Shape

Borders 9 municipalities across 1 prefectures.

Territory of Shiroishi 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

21.9km

Miyagi Prefecture: Zao Town, Shichikashuku Town, Marumori Town, Kakuda City, Ogawara Town
Fukushima Prefecture: Kunimi Town, Fukushima City, Date City, Koori Town

Shiroishi City isthis kind of town.

01The Obara Zaimokuiwa is a columnar-jointed rock wall rising on the left bank of the Obara River, facing the Tora Rock on the right bank across the river, and is a national natural monument
02The former Ozeki residence, home of a Katakura retainer, and the former Kamitozawa Kendan residence of the Kimura family are both prefectural designated cultural properties (buildings), and the first wooden tablets in the city were excavated near the Iizume Castle site
03The city also has a spherical diorite known as kikumenseki, a national natural monument; Shiroishi Castle is described as the city's symbol, and the castle site is a city historic site

If something caught your eye, ask the town itself.

Shiroishi City official site ↗Wikipedia ↗

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