Connected to the mainland by a 252-meter red 'Meeting Bridge'—a Miyagi Prefectural Botanical Garden with 250 plant species, beloved as a love spot
Founded
1600
Type
Historic Site
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15 min walk from Matsushima-Kaigan Station
Senzui 39-1, Matsushima
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Historic Site
Founded 1600
426 years
Overview
Fukuurajima is connected by a 252-meter red bridge called the "Meeting Bridge" known as a love spot. The entire island is a prefectural botanical garden featuring around 250 plant species. One of Matsushima's three great bridges.
Origins
Fukuurajima is a small island in Matsushima Bay with a circumference of approximately one kilometer, said to have been called 'Ukishima' (Floating Island) in earlier times. It is believed that ascetics and Buddhist monks visited the island from as early as the Heian period, using it as a place of re…