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unusual facts about Ishinomaki, Miyagi



Ishinomaki, Miyagi

Ishinomaki Station area roughly corresponds to Manga Road, along with Ishinomori Manga Museum in town are celebrating Shotaro Ishinomori's manga legacy.

Kuga Katsunan

He attended Miyagi Normal School in Miyagi prefecture, but was forced to quit due to abusive behavior by its principal, a native of Satsuma Province.

Miyagi

Miyagi, Gunma, a village in Japan, merged into Maebashi in 2004

Murata

Murata, Miyagi, a town located in Shibata District, Miyagi, Japan

Naruko

Naruko, Miyagi, a former town in Japan, now merged into Ōsaki, Miyagi

Sakanoue no Tamuramaro

It is said that the famous Tanabata festivals and parades of Aomori prefecture (also celebrated in the city of Sendai in Miyagi prefecture), which draw over 3 million people to the prefecture a year, were popularized in remembrance of Sakanoue no Tamuramaro's campaign to subdue the tribal societies then living in Tōhoku.

Shirasawa

Rikuzen-Shirasawa Station, JR East railway station located in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan

The Next Karate Kid

In all the four movies, the reunion scene is the only time Miyagi actually wears his Medal of Honor.

Tōhoku region

The population collapse of Tohoku, which began before the year 2000, has accelerated, now including previously dynamic Miyagi.


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