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Matsugasaki Shrine: Day Trip from Sendai (78 km) – Location & Nearest Station

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Matsugasaki Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Yonezawa, Yamagata Prefecture, about 78 km in a straight line from Sendai Station. That distance puts it within day-trip range of Sendai for most travellers, depending on train connections.

Matsugasaki Shrine
Photo: Bakkai, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
TypeShinto shrine
Name in Japanese松岬神社
LocationYonezawa, Yamagata Prefecture
Nearest station (straight line)Minami-Yonezawa Station – about 1.5 km
From Sendai Stationabout 78 km (straight line)
From Tokyo Stationabout 250 km (straight line)
From Nagoya Stationabout 419 km (straight line)
Established1902
Coordinates37.90928, 140.10662
MapOpen in Google Maps
Official websitehttps://www.uesugi-jinja.or.jp/about/#matsugasakijinja

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