Shiroishi-Zaō Station (白石蔵王駅)

Station Type: Train station

Shiroishi Zao Station is a Tohoku Shinkansen station located in Shiroishi City, Miyagi Prefecture, and is surrounded by rich nature, historical buildings, and hot springs.

First of all, the Shiroishi Castle ruins are located near the station. Shiroishi Castle was built in the Edo period (1603-1867). The castle keep and other structures have been reconstructed, and the view from inside the castle is spectacular.

The area is also surrounded by rich nature, including the Zao mountain range, and there are many mountain climbing courses in Shiroishi City. Among them, Mt. Zao, which is climbed via the Zao Echo Line, is one of the leading mountain resorts in the Tohoku region and offers beautiful scenery from season to season.

Furthermore, Zao Hot Spring Resort is located about 15 minutes by car from the station. Zao Onsenkyo has an abundance of hot springs with free-flowing hot-spring water, and Zao Onsen is particularly famous as one of the three most beautiful hot-spring waters in Japan.

Shogyoji Temple, the family temple of the Date family, the feudal lord of Shiroishi, and the Miyagi Prefectural Nanbu-kan of Shiroishi Castle, a Japanese garden designated as a national important cultural property, are also located in Shiroishi City.

Shiroishi City is also rich in agricultural products such as rice and fruits, and events such as “rice harvesting experience” and “fruit picking” are held at farmers in the city.

Around Shiroishi Zao Station, there are many places where you can experience these nature, history, and culture. Please visit them when you go sightseeing.

Table of contents

Shiroishi-Zaō Station (白石蔵王駅)

Restaurants, Foods
Tourist area
Hotels
Convenience Stores, Grocery Stores
Tourist Information Center

Restaurants, Foods

Some restaurants and food shops around the station.

Konohana (この花)

Restaurant Type: Shabu-shabu restaurant

Yamato (和食処やまと)

Restaurant Type: Izakaya restaurant

レストラン Lover (レストラン Lover)

Restaurant Type: Restaurant

Tourist area

Some tourist area – the best views, museums and parks – around the station.

Shiroishi, Ningyo no Kura (白石・人形の蔵)

Tourist Area Type: Museum

It is a unique sightseeing spot in the castle town of Shiroishi. The museum holds various special exhibitions throughout the year (on the first floor of the annex). The “Storehouse of the End of the War” on the second floor of the main building The second floor of the annex, which displays many old checkerboard dolls, is also a highlight.

Masuoka Park (益岡公園)

Tourist Area Type: Park

Mashioka Park is the site of the former residence of the KATAKURA clan. It was the stage for the conclusion of the Ouetsu Domain Alliance during the Boshin War, and was a focal point of history. Shiroishi Castle has been restored, and visitors can enjoy viewing the castle from the park. The park is planted with 300 cherry trees and is crowded with many people during the cherry blossom season. During the cherry blossom season, visitors can also enjoy the cherry blossoms at night. The castle, cherry blossoms, and park make this a popular spot with a great atmosphere.

Zaō Fox Village (宮城蔵王キツネ村)

Tourist Area Type: Zoo

Miyagi Zao Fox Village is a private zoo and theme park in northwestern Shiroishi City, Miyagi Prefecture, that mainly exhibits foxes. 250 foxes of six species are kept in the park, more than 100 of which graze in a large enclosed forest.

Foxes have a habit of digging holes and lying on the ground, and because of this habit, in the grazing area, foxes are often covered in mud, especially after rainfall, except during winter when snow accumulates. In addition to the pasture area, there is also an area where visitors can directly hold an echinococcus-free fox that is raised indoors, which is considered a rare experience worldwide and attracts foreign tourists. From around Golden Week, visitors can also hold a baby fox. In addition to foxes, visitors can also interact with rabbits and other animals.

Although there is a high possibility that wild foxes are infected with echinococcus, all of the foxes at the park are artificially bred and are regularly treated with deworming agents and the facilities are sterilized to prevent humans from becoming infected orally with echinococcus.

Kessanji Temple (傑山寺)

Tourist Area Type: Buddhist temple

Kesan-ji Temple, which belongs to the Myoshin-ji school of the Rinzai Sect and whose principal deity is the Nenge Shaka Nyorai, is a historic temple founded in 1608 by Kagetsuna Kagezuna, lord of Shiroishi Castle, as a family temple of the Kagezura family.

Shiroishi-Zaō Station (白石蔵王駅) – Introductions of Restaurants, Tourist area, Hotels and so on