The area of present-day Natori was part of ancient Mutsu Province, and was under control of the Date clan of Sendai Domain during the Edo period, under the Tokugawa shogunate.

With the establishment of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889 Natori District was formed with six villages: Masuda, Higashi-Taga, Shimo-Masuda, Tatekoshi, Aishiwa and Takadate.

[5] Large portions of the coastal area including Sendai Airport was severely damaged by the tsunami.

The population had 30 minutes between the earthquake and the tsunami and though many had time to escape city officials initially said it was impossible to determine the number of casualties.

[7] Natori has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city legislature of 21 members.

In terms of national politics, the city is part of Miyagi 3rd district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

Men and women wear only sparse, white clothing and walk silently through the town, receiving sake from local residents along the way.

[8] The Raijinyama Kofun (雷神山古墳) is a keyhole tumulus constructed sometime circa the 4th and 5th centuries CE, located in an archaeological park.

[10] Natori is home to several sites and artifacts related to Date Masamune, the founder of Sendai Domain.

These include 300-year-old pine trees standing by the Natori River dike, which are decorated with paper lanterns and are said to have been planted by Masamune himself.

Natori's main omiyage specialty is kamaboko, a fish paste boiled in bamboo grass.