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Miyako City
Iwate Prefecture · City
Official websiteIwate Prefecture page
Miyako City is in the middle of the Sanriku Coast and calls itself "the easternmost town of Honshu" because it includes Cape Todo, the easternmost point of Honshu. Jodogahama, with its white rocks and pine trees, is the representative scenic spot of Sanriku Fukko National Park, and fishing thrives thanks to the fishing grounds off Sanriku. The city's area is the largest in the prefecture, and inland it includes Mt. Hayachine.
Key facts
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2025 Population Census (population, area and density); area from the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI), Area Statistics of Prefectures and Municipalities (2025). National ranks are among the 1,741 municipalities, ordered by this site from these values.
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Places to visit
Natural monumentMt. Hayachinemountain in Iwate Prefecture, Japan
CoastJodogahamaPart of the Rikuchū Kaigan National Park, in Miyako, Iwate Prefecture, Japan.
CapeCape Todoeasternmost point of the island of Honshu in Japan
BayMiyako Baybody of water
LighthouseTodogasaki Lighthouselighthouse in Japan
IslandHideshima isletJapanese islet
PortPort of Miyakoport in Miyako, Iwate, Japan
Buddhist templeJoan-ji Temple
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Kuzakaikogenroadside station in Miyako, Iwate prefecture, Japan
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Miyakoroadside station in Miyako, Iwate, Japan
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Taroroadside station in Miyako, Iwate, Japan
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Yamabikokanroadside station in Miyako, Iwate prefecture, Japan
Chosen automatically, most popular first, from landmarks and cultural properties registered in Wikidata (we have not checked whether each is open). Names and descriptions: Wikidata (CC0); photos: Wikimedia Commons (photographer and license under each photo).
Mountains in this city
Mountains whose summit is in this municipality (mountains of 800 m or higher on this site's map, and mountains in the famous-mountain lists). Elevations from Wikidata and other sources.
National parks in this city
Chosen by overlaying the park boundaries (Ministry of the Environment, Biodiversity Center of Japan, "National Park Areas" GIS data, updated April 28, 2025, combined and simplified by NIPPON ATLAS) with municipal boundaries (National Land Numerical Information, January 2021), keeping overlaps of about 0.5 km² or more (approximate). Areas are the land areas from the Ministry of the Environment, "Overview of National Parks" (April 10, 2026). All national parks
Neighboring municipalities
Municipalities sharing a boundary (computed from the National Land Numerical Information administrative boundaries, January 2021).
Other municipalities in Iwate Prefecture
The description was written for this site, picking out representative features.