Sasakura Yama

Sasakura Yama is a mountain in Taiwa, Kurokawa-gun, Miyagi and has an elevation of 212 metres. Sasakura Yama is situated nearby to the quarter Miyatoko, as well as near Hozawa.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hara Asao Kinenkan and Miyatoko Dam.

Hara Asao Kinenkan

Museum

Photo: 七厩拓, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Hara Asao Kinenkan is a museum, which is situated 2½ km east of Sasakura Yama.

Miyatoko Dam

Dam

Photo: Wkatsuhiro, Public domain.

Miyatoko Dam' is a multi-purpose dam on the Miyatoko River, a branch of the Naruse River in the town of Taiwa, Kurokawa District Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. The dam was completed in 1998.

Miyatoko Junior High School

School

Photo: ToshiJapon, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Miyatoko Junior High School is situated 3½ km east of Sasakura Yama.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ohira and Izumi-ku.

Ohira

Village

Photo: Wkatsuhiro, Public domain.

Ōhira is a village located in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 May 2020, the village had an estimated population of 5,918, and a population density of 98 persons per km2 in 2108 households. The total area of the village is 60.32 square kilometres. Ohira is situated 9 km northeast of Sasakura Yama.

Izumi-ku

Suburb

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Izumi-ku is the northernmost ward of the city of Sendai, in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 July 2017, the ward had a population of 215,048 and a population density of 1470 persons per km2 in 90,336 households. Izumi-ku is situated 10 km southeast of Sasakura Yama.

Sasakura Yama

Type: Mountain with an elevation of 212 metres
Also known as: “Nanatsu Mori”, “Ō-mori”, “Sasakura-yama”, and “Shichigihō-Sasakura-yama”
Category: landform
Location: Taiwa, Kurokawa-gun, Miyagi, Tohoku, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

38.4° or 38° 24′ north

Longitude

140.81667° or 140° 49′ east

Elevation

212 metres (696 feet)

Open location code

8RC2CR28+2M

GeoNames ID

2111119

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In Other Languages

“Sasakura Yama” goes by many names.

Japanese: “笹倉山”

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