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Landscape of Sendai Castle on Folding
Screen (detail, Sendai City Museum)
In 1600, Sendai Castle was built on Mt. Aobayama in Sendai. The Aobayama area
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Sendai has a population of approximately
1.02 million and is the largest city in Japan’s Tohoku (northeast) region.
Its land area is approximately 788km2. Three major rivers flow to the pacific
from its western mountain ranges, while lush forests and eastern agricultural
areas surround the city’s urban areas. |
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Sendai City is made up of extremely
diverse landforms and natural environments, from its western mountains to the
eastern Pacific Ocean. Although the Hirose-gawa River, Sendai’s symbol,
flows through the city, it displays various landscapes, such as powerful natural
cliffs and gorges with lush riverside greenery. Many precious plants and animals
live in the river, such as Sweetfish and Kajika Frogs (which can only live in
clean water), over one hundred different kinds of birds, and many other plants
and animals rarely seen in urban areas. |
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Sendai City consists of various areas,
such as mountain ranges, seashores, and temperate forests that cover wide areas
of its hills. As a result, the city has extremely diverse flora, such as alpine
flora, and primeval, beech, and fir forests. Sendai also boasts abundant fauna.
The Golden Eagle, an endangered species designated as a natural monument, lives
in the mountains, while the Japanese Serow, also a natural monument, can be found
in the hills. Goshawks can also be seen in the city’s low mountains and
plains. Many waterfowl fly to Sendai’s seashores and agricultural areas,
and people can easily get acquainted with nature through insects, birds, and wild
plants located in the mountains near urban areas. |
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| Gamo Tideland |
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| Banji Cliffs |
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| Drying rice stalks in the sun(bo-gake) |
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| Household woods(igune) |
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| White Skunk Cabbage |
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| Japanese Macaques |
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