Akiu, Miyagi

Most of the town limits are forest, and it is the drainage basin of Natori River. The town has many tourist attractions, such as Akiu Great Falls, Rairaikyo, Akiu Hot Springs and Futakuchi Hot Springs.

• Mountain Peaks - Mount Kamuro (1,356m), Mount Ōkura (433m), Mount Taihaku (321m)
• Rivers - Natori River, Zaru River

• Miyagi Prefecture
  • Sendai
  • Kawasaki
• Yamagata Prefecture
  • Yamagata
  • Higashine

• 1947 - The villages of Nikkawa (新川村), (馬場村), (長袋村), (境野村) and (湯元村) merged to become the village of Akiu.
• 1955 - Former village of Nikkawa area was moved to the village of Miyagi.
• 1967 - Becomes the town of Akiu.
• 1988 - Absorbed by the city of Sendai on March 1.^[1]

• Akiu Electronic Railway Akiu Line (cancelled in 1961)

Rairaikyō - Akiu Hot Springs

• Route 457