Shibata Town

Miyagi Prefecture · Town

Shibata Town is in southern Miyagi Prefecture along the Shiroishi River, and Funaoka Castle Ruins Park and the Hitome Senbon Zakura on the Shiroishi River banks are known for cherry blossoms. Funaoka was the castle town of Harada Kai, a key figure in the Date Disturbance. The town has the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force's Camp Funaoka and Sendai University.

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Population: 36,740 644th in Japan2025 Census
5-year change: −4.0% 1,187th in Japanfrom 38,271 in 2020
Area: 54.03 km² 1,262nd in Japan
Population density: 680 people/km² 452nd in Japan

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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