Iwanuma

Iwanuma sits on the Sendai Plain in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, where the Abukuma River reaches the Pacific Ocean. South of Sendai, the city occupies a broad coastal lowland shaped by agriculture, transport routes and proximity to the sea. Takekoma Inari Shrine, traditionally dated to 842, is one of Japan’s longstanding Inari shrines and gives Iwanuma an important religious identity. Its worship is connected with Inari, the Shinto deity associated with rice and prosperity. The nearby Pacific coast was severely affected by the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, an event central to the area’s recent history. Continue with other webcams from the area to see how this part of Miyagi Prefecture connects regionally.

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