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Zao Town
Miyagi Prefecture · Town
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Zao Town spreads across the eastern foothills of the Zao Mountains in southern Miyagi Prefecture. Okama, an emerald-colored crater lake, is near the summit of Mt. Katta, and Togatta Onsen is the base for Zao sightseeing and also a production area of traditional kokeshi dolls. The town also has the "Kitaharao" area, which people who returned from Palau settled after the war.
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.
Live information
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Places to visit
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 town
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.
Neighboring municipalities
Municipalities sharing a boundary (computed from the National Land Numerical Information administrative boundaries, January 2021).
Other municipalities in Miyagi Prefecture
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