Kawasaki, Japan
川崎町
Kawasaki is a town of 8,637 people in Miyagi, Japan, founded in May 3, 1948.
Why visit Kawasaki
Townapedia lists 45 museums and landmarks, 27 parks and trails, 130 places to eat, 73 places to stay and 41 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Akiu Great Falls, Miyagi Zao Eboshi Resort, Sendai Kaleidoscopes Art Museum and 村田町歴史みらい館.
Weather in Kawasaki
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About Kawasaki
Kawasaki (川崎町, Kawasaki-machi) is a town located in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 May 2020, the town had an estimated population of 8,637 and a population density of 32 persons per km2 in 3,391 households. The total area of the town is 270.77 square kilometres (104.54 sq mi).
From the Wikipedia article Kawasaki, Miyagi (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do41
Akiu Great Falls
Waterfall · 11.7 km
Waterfall in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
Sankai Falls
Waterfall · 10.4 km
Waterfall in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
29 more on the map.
Museums and landmarks45
33 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds27
Michinoku Lakewood National Government Park
Park · 3.1 km
各地区は共通料金扱い 大人 400円 団体 280円 年間パス 4000円 子供 80円 団体 50円(小・中) 年間パス 800円 団体は大人子供合わせて20名 6歳未満は無料 ・駐車料金 大型車 1020円 普通車 310円 二輪車 100円...
Mar 01-Jun 30 09:30-17:00; Jul 01-Aug 31 09:30-18:00; Sep 01-Oct...
Higashi Zao Golf Club
Golf course · 3.9 km
Mo-Fr 08:00-17:00, Sa-Su 07:25-17:00
Michinoku Lakewood National Government Park
Park · 3.7 km
各地区は共通料金扱い 大人 400円 団体 280円 年間パス 4000円 子供 80円 団体 50円(小・中) 年間パス 800円 団体は大人子供合わせて20名 6歳未満は無料 ・駐車料金 大型車 1020円 普通車 310円 二輪車 100円...
Michinoku Lakewood National Government Park
Park · 3.7 km
各地区は共通料金扱い 大人 400円 団体 280円 年間パス 4000円 子供 80円 団体 50円(小・中) 年間パス 800円 団体は大人子供合わせて20名 6歳未満は無料 ・駐車料金 大型車 1020円 普通車 310円 二輪車 100円...
15 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes130
Bread , Espresso and Hitoyasumi
Cafe · Coffee Shop · 9.7 km
3, 仙台市
Mo-Su 08:00-16:00; We off; Th[2,4] off
cafe papabu
Cafe · Cake, Turkish, Coffee Shop · 11.1 km
新田町70 仙台山寺線
Mo-Su 10:00-17:00
CHEESE ATELIER MOZZAO
Restaurant · 7.8 km
12, 蔵王町
Sa-Su 10:00-16:00
118 more on the map.
History
The area of present-day Kawasaki was part of ancient Mutsu Province, and was part of the holdings of Sendai Domain under the Edo period Tokugawa shogunate. The village of Kawasaki was established on April 1, 1889, with the establishment of post-Meiji restoration modern municipalities system. It was promoted to town status on May 3, 1948. Kawasaki merged with the neighboring town of Tomioka and the former village of Hasekura on April 20, 1955.
From the History section of Kawasaki, Miyagi on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay73
Churches and places of worship65
Shopping30
Gas and EV charging16
Schools, colleges and libraries26
Healthcare20
Map of Kawasaki
250 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Getting there and nearby towns
Sendai Airport (SDJ) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 25 km away.
- Murata 10 km southeast, about 10 min by car
- Ōkawara 16 km southeast, about 16 min by car
- Shiroishi 19 km south, about 19 min by car
- Natori-shi 22 km east, about 22 min by car
- Sendai 23 km northeast, about 23 min by car
- Kakuda 25 km southeast, about 25 min by car
- Tendō 31 km northwest, about 31 min by car
- Marumori 31 km south, about 31 min by car
- Tomiya 33 km northeast, about 33 min by car
- Tagajō-shi 35 km northeast, about 35 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Kamafusa lake, Kumamushi, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Miyagikawasaki IC 120821, Yauchi, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Vulpes vulpes japonica, -Kawasaki, Miyagi, -Feb 2012 b, Yuichiro Haga from Miyagi, Japan, CC BY 2.0
- Wild Fox in snow at Kawasaki, Miyagi 2012-02-11, Yuichiro Haga, CC BY 2.0
- Vulpes vulpes japonica, -Kawasaki, Miyagi, -Feb 2012 a, Yuichiro Haga from Miyagi, Japan, CC BY 2.0
- Akiu Falls Valley 2008, No machine-readable author provided. Crown of Lenten rose assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY 3.0
- Sankai no taki 5nov07, kumamushi, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Front view of Sakan Hotel, JustinSendai, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Murata High School, Yauchi, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Aone Yokan, ToshiJapon, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Sendai Kaleidoscope Art Museum, 運動会プロテインパワー, CC BY-SA 4.0
- AkiuJinja20191205, Nisiguti, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Enpuku-ji, Kawasaki, 運動会プロテインパワー, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Miyagi Prefecture Shibata Agriculture and Forestry High School Kawasaki Campus 1, Ebiebi2, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Milkyway flat, Granhope2112, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Saichi 1, Genk18, CC BY-SA 4.0
- EBOSHI resort 202503, 運動会プロテインパワー, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Irodori-no-hiroba of Michinoku Lakewood National Government Park 20181007a, 掬茶, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Irodori-no-hiroba of Michinoku Lakewood National Government Park 20181007b, 掬茶, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Yasuragi-no-ike of Michinoku Lakewood National Government Park 20181007, 掬茶, CC BY-SA 4.0
- DSCN4835 (4807892282), contri from Yonezawa-Shi, Yamagata, Japan, CC BY-SA 2.0
- DSCN4819 (4807890230), contri from Yonezawa-Shi, Yamagata, Japan, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Michinoku-Park,みちのく杜の湖畔公園 (4807267471), contri from Yonezawa-Shi, Yamagata, Japan, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Japanese traditional house - wooden floor - 3633358136, TANAKA Juuyoh (田中十洋), CC BY 2.0
- Kitchen Range; KAMADO; 竈(かまど), TANAKA Juuyoh (%u7530%u4E2D%u5341%u6D0B), CC BY 2.0
- ISS030-E-187437 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- DSCN3839 (4022335036), contri from Yonezawa-Shi, Yamagata, Japan, CC BY-SA 2.0
- DSCN3837 (4022329054), contri from Yonezawa-Shi, Yamagata, Japan, CC BY-SA 2.0
- DSCN3828 (4022317752), contri from Yonezawa-Shi, Yamagata, Japan, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Promenade at Lake Kamafusa,釜房湖遊歩道 (4021562383), contri from Yonezawa-Shi, Yamagata, Japan, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Lake Kamafusa,釜房湖 (4021565195), contri from Yonezawa-Shi, Yamagata, Japan, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Kattamine jinja satomiya Gate, ChiefHira, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Kattamine-jinja satomiya Haiden, ChiefHira, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 神の湯 - panoramio, Piccolo, CC BY 3.0
- 天狗 - panoramio, Piccolo, CC BY 3.0
- もめんとうふ - panoramio, Piccolo, CC BY 3.0
- Wild Fox (6902101067), Yuichiro Haga from Miyagi, Japan, CC BY 2.0
- 蔵王連峰, まるちゃん, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 宮城蔵王ロイヤルホテル - panoramio (1), yuukokukirei, CC BY 3.0
- 宮城蔵王ロイヤルホテル - panoramio, yuukokukirei, CC BY 3.0
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