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Furusato Destination Guide

Explore Furusato in Japan

Furusato in the region of Iwate is a town in Japan - some 302 mi or ( 487 km ) North-East of Edo , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Furusato is now 10:14 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Tokyo " with a UTC offset of 9 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Edo, Nagano-shi, Maebashi, Tsugaruishi, and Settai. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Edo . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Furusato ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Japan's EARTHQUAKE / TSUNAMI archives #4

0:44 min by thankyouworld
Views: 16134 Rating: 5.00

MIYAKO city, IWATE prefecture, JAPAN 11th march 2011 geo:lat=39.64125810219444 geo:lon=141.95716470479965 東日本太平洋沖地震・津波#4 岩手県宮古市 ..

Tsunami no Japão - Vídeo inédito

2:11 min by Alexandre Saldanha
Views: 12673 Rating: 4.43

Video inédito, enviado hoje dia 18/03/2011, mostra a fúria das águas do mar arrastado carros e casas e invadindo prédio na cidade costeira de Miyako, no Japão. Video unpublished, issued today day 18/0 ..


三陸鉄道 北リアス線 【前面展望 14】 一の渡⇒宮古

7:31 min by SuperDragooon
Views: 3488 Rating: 5.00

三陸鉄道北リアス線 久慈13:04発 宮古行き 114Dです。一の渡(いちのわたり)駅14:30⇒宮古(みやこ)駅14:38 ..

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10:57 min by SenbaMasaki
Views: 3462 Rating: 5.00

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Interesting facts about this location

Battle of Miyako Bay

The Battle of Miyako Bay was a naval action on 6 May 1869. It was part of the overall Battle of Hakodate at the end of the Boshin War, a civil war in Japan between Imperial forces of the new government, and samurai rebels that wanted to maintain the feudal caste system.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 39.66 142.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: 1869 in Japan, Naval battles of the Boshin War

Jōdogahama

(lit. 'Pure Land Beach') is located in Miyako, Iwate Prefecture, Japan. Part of the Rikuchū Kaigan National Park, it is a nationally-designated Place of Scenic Beauty. The beach was likened to the Pure Land Paradise by a priest in the early Edo period.

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Located at 39.65 141.98 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Beaches of Japan, Geography of Iwate Prefecture, Places of Scenic Beauty

Miyako Station

is a train station located in Miyako, Iwate. A station building of Sanriku Railway parts from JR. In addition, the second floor of Sanriku Railway Miyako station becomes the main office of Sanriku railroad.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 39.64 141.95 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Railway stations in Iwate Prefecture, Yamada Line

Sokei Station

Sokei Station is a train station in Miyako, Iwate Prefecture, Japan.

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Located at 39.63 141.96 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Railway stations in Iwate Prefecture

Tarō, Iwate

Tarō, Iwate is an area of Miyako City, Iwate Prefecture, Japan. It was a town located in Shimohei District, but on June 6, 2005 Tarō, along with the village of Niisato, was merged into the expanded city of Miyako and no longer exists as an independent municipality. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 4,648 and a density of 46.00 persons per km². The total area was 101.05 km².

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Located at 39.73 141.97 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Dissolved municipalities of Iwate Prefecture

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