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Shiraishi Destination Guide

Discover Shiraishi in Japan

Shiraishi in the region of Miyagi is a place located in Japan - some 250 mi or ( 402 km ) North-East of Edo , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Shiraishi

Local time in Shiraishi is now 05:17 AM (Monday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Tokyo " with a UTC offset of 9 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Yokohama, Edo, Kofu, Yamagata-shi, and Sendai-shi. When in this area, you might want to check out Yokohama . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Shiraishi ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

日本の列車 : 気仙沼駅 2011年3月8日 : Arriving at Kesennuma

0:29 min by Rocketboy1950
Views: 6450 Rating: 5.00

Little did I know that a few days from now this town would be devastated by a Tsunami. The view from the front of a KiHa 100 rail car on the Sakari to Ichinoseki "Super Dragon" service. There are some ..

Tsunami Basketball Lands in Alaska, Returned

0:52 min by AssociatedPress
Views: 1555 Rating: 4.58

A Japanese basketball, which was among the first piece of debris to be washed away from Rikuzentakata city, by the March 2011 tsunami and later found on an island off Alaska, was delivered to the owne ..


うごく七夕 荒町組 Team Aramachi of Moving Star Festival

0:31 min by rikuzentakata
Views: 733 Rating: 0.00

うごく七夕 Team Aramachi of Moving Star Festival 2007.8.7 岩手県陸前高田市高田町 (Rikuzentakata-City,iwate,JAPAN) ..

けんか七夕 Fighting Star Festival

0:46 min by rikuzentakata
Views: 674 Rating: 0.00

けんか七夕 Fighting Star Festival 2007.8.7 岩手県陸前高田市気仙町(Rikuzentakata-City,iwate,JAPAN) ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Kami-Shishiori Station

Kami-Shishiori Station is a train station located on the JR Ōfunato Line in far northern part of Kesennuma, Miyagi, Japan. It is a 'ghost station', with no staff assigned to it.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 38.96 141.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Railway stations in Miyagi Prefecture, Ōfunato Line

Rikuzen-Yahagi Station

Rikuzen-Yahagi Station is a train station located on the JR Ōfunato Line in Rikuzen-Takata, Iwate, Japan. It is a 'ghost station', with no staff assigned to it. The station was destroyed by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami and has now been replaced by a provisional Bus Rapid Transit line.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 39.02 141.58 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Railway stations in Iwate Prefecture, Ōfunato Line

Rikuzen-Takata Station

Rikuzen-Takata Station is a train station located on the JR Ōfunato Line in Rikuzen-Takata, Iwate, Japan. The station, as well as most of the structures in the surrounding area, were destroyed by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami and has now been replaced by a provisional Bus Rapid Transit line.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 39.01 141.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Railway stations in Iwate Prefecture, Ōfunato Line

Takekoma Station

Takekoma Station is a train station located on the JR Ōfunato Line in Rikuzen-Takata, Iwate, Japan. It is a 'ghost station', with no staff assigned to it. The station was destroyed by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami and has now been replaced by a provisional Bus Rapid Transit line.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 39.03 141.61 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Railway stations in Iwate Prefecture, Ōfunato Line

Lake Furukawanuma

Lake Furukawanuma was a lake that existed in Rikuzentakata, Iwate, Japan until March 11, 2011. When the 2011 Tohoku earthquake struck, the resulting tsunami destroyed the sand wall that separated the lake from the sea. The lake's western edge thus became part of the new coastline, and the lake became part of the sea.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 39.01 141.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Former lakes, Geography of Iwate Prefecture, History of Iwate Prefecture, Lakes of Japan