Mount Aoba (Sendai)

What it is

• A 202-meter hill containing the ruins of Sendai Castle and university campuses.
• The site served as a military training ground until the end of World War II.
• The name originates from a temple moved to this location in 1602.
• Aoba-yama Park now encompasses the area, including the Sendai City Museum.

What to see

• The ruins of Sendai Castle situated on the hilltop.
• A national natural monument consisting of a protected virgin forest.
• The Hirose River flowing along the northern and eastern sides of the hill.
• The Tatsunokuchi Gorge which separates the mountain from nearby Yagiyama.

Getting there

• Access the area via Aoba-yama Station on the Sendai Subway Tozai Line.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.