04301 ／ ざおうまち
Miyagi Prefecture 刈田郡Five grave markers for dead swans line up.
Swan stelae, Kattamine Shrine01 ／ Main hall
This shrine was guarded by the Katakura family, lords of Shiroishi Castle, as the chief shrine of Katta District. Its main hall was built in 1718 by a member of that family. The simple carvings and metal fittings are typical of shrine architecture of the time. The roof is copper-plated.
02 ／ Blast furnace ruins
The ironworks was built west of Togatta hot spring, planned around iron ore from Aone. It was designed to make 15 tons of iron a day. According to the town, the furnace was sold to an ironworks in Hiroshima Prefecture, leaving only its foundations.
03 ／ Crater lake
The Tohoku Regional Forest Office describes a lake formed when water filled a crater left by an eruption, in one of the volcanoes of the Zao range. It is about 330 m across and about 30 m deep, and is also called Goshikinuma for its changing colors.
Now and 1974–78. Tap a photo to zoom in.
Wide (about 6 km across)
Close (about 1.5 km across)
Now (shot September 2013)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））
Living here
There is no railway station in the town. The town lists Shiroishi-Zao and Sendai stations on the Shinkansen and a highway bus. In the Miyako Bus timetable revised on June 1, 2024, all eight buses take 52 minutes from Sendai Station to Zao Town Office, with no transfer.
−7.3% since 2015
13,915 → 11,418
67.65km² of it habitable
2024
2.9 people per household
2020
7.0 per 10,000 people
2023
These 3 items are waiting on a nationwide data source. We do not fill them with estimates.
ACCESS
Travel times follow ミヤコーバス（宮城交通グループ）公式『仙台－村田・蔵王・遠刈田（自由乗車制）』（https://www.miyakou.co.jp/bus-express/zao-sendai/ 。ページの表記は『2024年6月1日改正』）と、その時刻表のPDF（https://www.miyakou.co.jp/cms/assets/2024/07/126b7e62b77218bcfc8c25498b24108d.pdf。『高速 仙台～蔵王町線【平日】』『【土休日】』の2枚）。仙台駅前（旧さくら野前33番）発 9:08・11:08・12:38・14:08・15:33・17:38・18:38・19:53 の8本は、平日・土休日とも同じ時刻で、蔵王町役場前着が 10:00・12:00・13:30・15:00・16:25・18:30・19:30・20:45＝8本すべて52分（村田町役場前着は発から32分、遠刈田温泉着は62分）。逆向きの蔵王町役場前発→仙台駅前着は平日 6:35→7:30・7:00→7:55・8:20→9:15・10:12→11:07・11:42→12:37・13:42→14:37・15:12→16:07・17:32→18:27、土休日 6:35→7:30・7:42→8:37・9:02→9:57・10:12→11:07 ほか＝すべて55分。町公式『人口と世帯・アクセス』（更新2026-10-05。https://www.town.zao.miyagi.jp/section/oshirase/town_info/jinko-access.html）の『高速バス 仙台市－村田町－蔵王町役場（約1時間）－遠刈田温泉（約15分）』と同じ路線 (checked 2026-10-27). They vary by time of day.
Shape
North to south
12.8km
If something caught your eye, ask the town itself.
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