Tome

Tome lies on the lower Kitakami River, amid the plains and waterways of Mutsu. In 1604 Date Masamune placed his retainer Shiraishi Munenao at Teraike Castle, which continued as a fortified seat under the Sendai domain. Munenao also directed work to alter the river and bring new land into cultivation. The resulting fields and river routes helped shape the prosperity of the country around the castle town.