Rifu, Japan
利府町
Rifu is a town of 36,014 people in Miyagi, Japan, founded in October 1, 1967.
Why visit Rifu
Townapedia lists 60 museums and landmarks, 153 parks and trails, 156 places to eat, 3 places to stay and 11 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Sendai Shirayuri Women's College, Sendai Umino-Mori Aquarium, Kanno Museum and Shiogama Sugimura Jun Museum of Art.
Weather in Rifu
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About Rifu
Rifu (利府町, Rifu-chō) is a town located in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 June 2020, the town had an estimated population of 36,014, and a population density of 800 persons per km2 in 13,568 households. The total area of the town is 44.89 square kilometres (17.33 sq mi). Rifu is known for its nashi pears.
From the Wikipedia article Rifu (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do11
Sendai Shirayuri Women's College
School · 6.5 km
Catholic women's college in Sendai, Japan
Sendai Umino-Mori Aquarium
Zoo and aquarium · 6.7 km
Aquarium in Miyagi, Japan
Museums and landmarks60
Daigigakoi Shell Mound
Monument and historic site · 6.6 km
Archaeological type site
長井勝一 漫画美術館
Museum · 3.7 km
Mo-Fr 10:00-18:00; Sa-Su 10:00-17:00
48 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds153
141 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes156
Nagamachi Ramen
Restaurant · Ramen · 4.1 km
3, 多賀城市
Tu-Fr 11:30-15:00,17:30-21:00; Sa-Su,PH 11:30-21:00
144 more on the map.
History
The area of present-day Rifu was part of ancient Mutsu Province, and has been settled since at least the Jōmon period by the Emishi people. With the establishment of Tagajō in the Nara period, Rifu was part of the central Yamato colonization area in the region. During the Sengoku period, the area was contested by various samurai clans before the area came under the control of the Date clan of Sendai Domain during the Edo period, under the Tokugawa shogunate.
The village of Rifu was established on June 1, 1889 with post-Meiji restoration establishment of the modern municipalities system. It was raised to town status on October 1, 1967.
From the History section of Rifu on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay3
Churches and places of worship54
Shopping41
Gas and EV charging10
Schools, colleges and libraries32
Healthcare62
Map of Rifu
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, 22 km away.
- Tagajō-shi 4 km southeast, about 4 min by car
- Sendai 12 km southwest, about 12 min by car
- Tomiya 11 km northwest, about 11 min by car
- Yamoto 23 km northeast, about 23 min by car
- Wakuya 27 km northeast, about 27 min by car
- Ōsaki 29 km north, about 29 min by car
- Ishinomaki 30 km east, about 30 min by car
- Ōkawara 38 km southwest, about 38 min by car
- Shiroishi 48 km southwest, about 48 min by car
- Minamisanriku 56 km northeast, about 56 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
- Rifu Station platforms 200701, ja:User:Traveller, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Rifu Line 701 EMU train runs, まも (Mamo), Public domain
- 熊野神社（利府） Kumano Shrine in Rifu - panoramio, Arui Kashiwagi, CC BY 3.0
- Shin-Rifu Station 20060808, Bakkai at Japanese Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Monument of Nakoso Jinja shrine in Rifu 01, neuropower, Public domain
- Sendai shirayuri auditorium, マスール, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Sendai Umino-Mori Aquarium, 広瀬川, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Tohoku Rekishi Hakubutsukan 2008-11, Kinori, Public domain
- MiyagiStadium2007-4-29 cropped, MiyagiStadium2007-4-29.jpg : Kernel derivative work: 0607crp ( talk ), CC BY-SA 3.0
- Tagajo-ato seiden-2, Saigen Jiro, CC0
- Kasenuma Koen in 2009-06, Kinori, CC0
- 多賀城市立城南小学校 0418, 石川敏彦, Public domain
- Taga-Jinja in Tagajo 2008, Kinori, Public domain
- Miyagi Prefecture Rifu High School 1, Ebiebi2, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Miyagi Prefectural Rifu support school 1, Ebiebi2, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Grande・21 viewed from the southern edge, neuropower, Public domain
- Okama-jinja (Shiogama) honden, Saigen Jiro, CC0
- Ukishima jinja, ChiefHira, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Mutsu-soushanomiya haiden, Saigen Jiro, CC0
- Aoso jinja Haiden, ChiefHira, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Tagajo Daini junior high school, Mti, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Tamagawachu, ToshiJapon, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Tsukimigaokasho, ToshiJapon, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 211030 Shiogama Sugimura Jun Museum of Art Shiogama Miyagi pref Japan01s3, 663highland, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Sugimura Jun Art, ToshiJapon, CC BY-SA 4.0
- MiyagiStadiumTrackField, jyuhyou_2739, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Izusahime jinja (Spring festival), ChiefHira, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 水分神社 Mikumari Shrine - panoramio, Arui Kashiwagi, CC BY 3.0
- 新幹線総合車両センター - panoramio, chomei-junior, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Shinkansen 221-1 and 237-1 at Shinkansen General Rolling Stock Center, 掬茶, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Shinkansen 953-5 at the Shinkansen General Rolling Stock Center 20240909b, 掬茶, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Shinkansen 953-5 at the Shinkansen General Rolling Stock Center 20240909c, 掬茶, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Shinkansen 953-5 at the Shinkansen General Rolling Stock Center 20240909a, 掬茶, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Shinkansen 953-5 at the Shinkansen General Rolling Stock Center 20240909d, 掬茶, CC BY-SA 4.0
- JNR 961-6, 掬茶, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Shinkansen 961 at Shinkansen General Rolling Stock Center, 掬茶, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Interior of shinkansen 961-1, 掬茶, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Face of JNR 961-1, 掬茶, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Cockpit of Shinkansen experimantal train 961-1, 掬茶, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 柚ノ木付近 ため池 Pond in Yunoki - panoramio, Arui Kashiwagi, CC BY 3.0
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