Hasekura Tunenaga Memorial Park

What it is

• A park in Ogō, Miyagi Prefecture.
• Dedicated to Hasekura Tsunenaga, a samurai.
• Hasekura traveled to Spain and Rome in 1613.

What to see

• Bronze statue of Hasekura Tsunenaga at the entrance.
• Grave of Hasekura Tsunenaga.
• Grave of Hasekura Shin'emon Tsunetsugu.

Getting there

• 20 minutes by car from JR Tohoku Main Line Matsushima Station.
• 20 minutes by car from Tohoku Expressway Yamato IC.
• 15 minutes by car from Sanriku Expressway Matsushima Ogō IC.
• 11 free parking spaces available.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.