Miyato Island

What it is

• The largest island in Matsushima Bay with a circumference of twelve kilometers.
• A residential island home to approximately one thousand two hundred people.
• A former part of the mainland during the last ice age.
• A site containing the nationally designated Satohama Shell Mound.

What to see

• Mount Otakamori which serves as the highest peak at one hundred six meters.
• Sagakei Gorge which is designated as one of Japan's three great gorges.
• The Satohama Shell Mound historic site.
• The Matsugashima Bridge connecting the island to the mainland.

Getting there

• Access the island by car via Prefectural Road 27.
• Cross the Matsugashima Bridge to reach the island from the mainland.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.