Minamisanriku town is located in the northeastern part of Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.

A harmony of ocean and mountains, the east faces the Pacific, surrounded by a geography of 300-500m above sea level.

The town’s total area is 163.74 ㎢, approximately 18km from east to west and 18km from south to north. On the east to where the coast stretches, one of the richest fish farms in Japan lie, where sea life is rich and abundant. The town also consists of a part of Minamisanriku Kinkasan Quasi-National Park, overlooking the powerful scenery unique to the Rias Coast.

Due to the ocean current of the Pacific, the climate is fairly mild with cool summers and winters with small amount of snow.

The town was affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake on March 11th, 2011 with a magnitude of 9.0 followed by a tsunami, destructing approximately 60% of the houses in town. The current population is approximately 14 thousand.