5 Sights in Kesennuma, Japan (with Map and Images)

Mt. Chonomori is a mountain with an altitude of 487 m in Kesennuma City, Miyagi Prefecture. Seven radio towers are built at the top of the mountain, and a dirt forest road runs to the summit. At the top of the mountain, there is a view to the south, and you can see the Sanriku coast and Koizumi Bay.

Wikipedia: 長の森山 (JA)

Sanriku Fukkō National Park is a national park extending along the Sanriku Coast of Japan from Hachinohe in Aomori Prefecture through Iwate Prefecture to Kesennuma in Miyagi Prefecture. The national park was created on 24 May 2013 and covers a land area of 28,537 hectares (110.18 sq mi).

Wikipedia: Sanriku Fukkō National Park (EN)

Hodaji is a Soto Zen temple located in Kesennuma City, Miyagi Prefecture. The mountain name is Shirakaba Mountain. The main deity is Nyoirin Kannon, and it is the 30th sacred site of the 33 Kannon pilgrimage in Oshu.

Wikipedia: 補陀寺 (気仙沼市) (JA)

The Ice Aquarium is a tourist attraction in the north-eastern port of Kesennuma, Miyagi, Japan, operated by the Okamoto Ice Refrigeration Plant. It features approximately 450 marine creatures that were flash-frozen into blocks of ice after being caught by local fishermen. The attraction was established in 2002. It showcases more than 70 different species of sea creatures, including crab, squid and octopus, Due to the extreme cold temperature inside the Ice Aquarium, visitors are advised to stay for only five minutes.

Wikipedia: The Ice Aquarium (EN)

Yanyun Garden is a Japan garden located in Yanunkan, the former residence of the Ayugai clan in Kesennuma City, Miyagi Prefecture (formerly Matsuiwa Village, Honyoshi District). It was designated as a national scenic spot on November 17, 2017.

Wikipedia: 煙雲館庭園 (JA)