Murata: facts

At a glance

• Country: Japan
• Region: Miyagi
• Administrative status: populated place (GeoNames code PPL)
• Population: approximately 38,271
• Coordinates: 38.1186° N, 140.7243° E
• Time zone: Asia/Tokyo (UTC+09:00)
• Currency: Yen (JPY)
• Distance to the capital, Tokyo: 285 km (177 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Sendai Airport (SDJ): 17 km (11 mi), straight line
• Yamagata Airport (GAJ): 45 km (28 mi), straight line
• Fukushima Airport (FKS): 102 km (64 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Okawara: 7.7 km (4.8 mi)
• Iwanuma: 12 km (7 mi)
• Watari: 14 km (9 mi)
• Natori-shi: 15 km (9 mi)
• Shiroishi: 16 km (10 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Sendai, 21 km (13 mi)