Sendai is a wonderful city in northern Japan, and it is a nice base to visit Matsushima, one of the most scenic areas in all of Japan.Matsushima is a small town that has direct access to the bay. This bay is made up of many small islands covered with pine trees that resemble bonsai. This area is known as one of the three most beautiful views in all of Japan. A famous Haiku poet in Japan was struck speechless by the beauty of the area. I was lucky enough to take a boat ride in the bay on both a calm, sunny day and a rough cloudy day when a typhoon was nearby; both were beautiful in their own way.Zuiganji, a temple in the town, is one of the most important Zen temples in Japan
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