The main reason for heading to Sendai was to get a small taste of the region to the North of Tokyo (there be pine trees here) and see Matsushima bay. That's the Pacific Ocean you're seeing, and at similar latitudes to California, only 5000 miles away. The area is about 30 minutes by train outside of Sendai and it's small enough that you can walk from the station and see the entire area. The bay is made up of hundreds of tiny islands though only two sizable ones are accessible via bridges from the mainland. The smaller one, Oshima had some really cool Buddhist ruins/carvings, most of which are being left to the elements. Many of the carved stone tablets or sculptures are almost worn smooth.
It was nice to note, however, that even this area is not immune to Hello Kitty. To the lower right of the worn statue there was a bunch of incense and a Hello Kitty pouch (maybe to hold matches?).
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