National Treasures of Miyagi
宮 城 県 の 国 宝Miyagi’s national treasures — properties designated kokuhō for their exceptional value to the nation.
Osaki Hachiman Shrine in Sendai was founded by Date Masamune in 1607. Sanctuary and hall are joined by a low-floored stone room, the oldest example of the form.
The abbot's hall Date Masamune built when he revived Zuiganji in Matsushima in 1609, with ten painted rooms, a unique alcove and a carved Onari entrance.
Forty-seven items at the Sendai City Museum, brought back from Europe by Hasekura Tsunenaga, envoy of the lord of the Sendai domain to Spain and to Rome.
The Taga Castle Monument records Taga Castle's founding in 724 and rebuilding in 762. Once doubted as a forgery, it became a National Treasure in 2024.
Zuiganji's 1609 kitchen and office hall in Matsushima, with a smoke-vented gable roof, Momoyama scroll carving and bold beams, joined to the main hall by a corridor.
Volume 10 of Sima Qian's Shiji, copied and annotated by Oe no Ieguni in 1073: Japan's oldest dated Shiji manuscript, now a National Treasure at Tohoku University.
A Heian copy of volume 25 of the Ruiju Kokushi, Sugawara no Michizane's classified history, once held by the Mibu family and now a National Treasure at Tohoku.
More from Miyagi
Miyagi’s registered properties across designations, with featured heritage and travel notes.
The complete kokuhō catalogue — browse by prefecture, period, and category.
Nationwide jūyō bunkazai — architecture, sculpture, painting, crafts, and documents.