Iwate Tsunami Memorial Museum

To never again experience the sadness of the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami

Protecting lives, and living together with the ocean and earth

Iwate Tsunami Memorial Museum
Takatamatsubara
Memorial Parkfor TSUNAMI DisasterNational
Memorial Facility

Disaster ruins ➀Both national and local government agencies have worked together to establish amemorial park dedicated to the recovery effort, and on its grounds stands a national
memorial facility that, along with conveying to the world the region's strong will torecover, is dedicated to remembering the victims of the Great East Japan Earthquake, andpassing on the memories and lessons learned from the disaster to future generations.

Disaster ruins ➁Disaster ruins ➂Disaster ruins ➃Disaster ruins ➄trees, only this single pine tree

This accommodation once stood in(for Michi-no-Eki
Takatamatubara)

The tsunami ﬂooded the building topreserved as an ofﬁcial monument.

from hitting the miracle pine tree.

Kesen JuniorHigh School

The Miracle Pine Tree Rikuzentakata
Youth Hostel
Where there once stood over 70,000

three-story reinforced concrete schoolbuilding all the way to the roof. Allremains. The miracle pine tree died
the year after the disaster. It has been

The tsunami submerged thestudents were able to immediately
evacuate to higher ground.

Line of Prayer

PKesen Ohashi Bridge

Reconstruction ruins“Dream Bridge” foundation
Shiosai Bridge

Disaster Pine Stumps

Disaster ruins ➀Kesen Junior High School“Ruins of municipal road” &“Ruins of railroad crossing”

Sports Park

Mogamido Bridge
Second Coastal Embankment
Takata Matsubara
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Iwate Tsunami Memorial Museum
Michi-no-Eki Takatamatubara(Rest Stop)

Disaster ruins ➂Rikuzentakata Youth Hostel

Prefectural Park Management Ofﬁce
Open: 9:00am – 5:00pm
TEL: 0192–22–8560

Disaster ruins ➃Disaster ruins ➄Tapic 45 (for Michi-no-Eki Takatamatubara)

Settlement Promotion Housing

Hakodate

Rikuzentakata ICKesen River

Hachinohe

Iwate Pref.
45

Iwate Hanamaki Airport
Hanamaki■Open: 9:00am – 5:00pm (admission until 4:30pm) ■Closed: New Year’s holidays (Dec 29 – Jan 3), temporary closure days ■Admission: Free
■Address: 180 Dotekage, Kesen, Rikuzentakata, Iwate 029-2204 ■TEL: 0192-47-4455

SendaiTransportation

Area Map

Rikuzentakata City Ofﬁce
Abasse Takata
Shopping MallOfunato

Yume-Arena Takata
Takata High School
Takata Matsubara Athletic Park

Rikuzentakata

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Kamaishi

Ichinoseki

Iwate Tsunami Memorial MuseumP

The conference room is available with a reservation in advance.

Morioka(See here for exhibit guide reservations)waves reached.

Kawara River

The Takatamatsubara Memorial Park for TSUNAMI Disaster is an area that wasﬂooded in the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami. If a tsunami advisory ortsunami warning is announced, evacuate to elevated ground immediately.

https://iwate-tsunami-memorial.jp/

providing a glimpse at how high theThe inside was completely destroyed.

First Coastal Embankment

Kesen River Watergate

The Miracle Pine Tree

top of the building was untouched.

Sea view spotP

Disaster ruins ➁the fourth ﬂoor. Only the balcony
panels on the ﬁfth ﬂoor remains,

Furukawa MarshMatsubara
Ohashi Bridge

Sea view spot

and marine cuisine, and specialty products.

Three evacuees used this building toescape the 14.5m tall tsunami. TheFloral tribute spot
Remembrance Square

nature-rich Rikuzentakata's agricultural

Settlement
Promotion Housing

BRTP

accommodations, as well as get a taste of

Open: 9:00am – 6:00pm(5:00pm Dec – Feb)
Closed: No closures
TEL: 0192-22-8411
https://takata-matsubara.com/

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Furukawa Bridge

Kesen River

information on the Sanriku area sights andA line symbolizing the threat of earthquake disaster,connecting between Tapic 45, Iwate Tsunami Memorial
Museum, and the city's Regional Promotion Center.

Rikuzentakata Puriﬁcation Center

Michi-no-Eki Takatamatubara(Rest Stop)
The "Gateway to Sanriku"—a place to getTakatamatsubara. It is believed that
this building prevented the tsunami

Line of Reconstruction

A symbolic line extending from Hirota Bay,
where the tsunami struck, towards the upstream
direction of the Kesen River, where it traveled.

Tapic 45

Rikuzentakata Fermentation Park
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The Miracle Pine Tree

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Iwate Tsunami Memorial Museum
Michi-no-Eki Takatamatubara(Rest Stop)

From Hanamaki Airport to Ichinoseki ~1hr from JR Hanamaki Airport Station to JR Ichinoseki Station via JR Tohoku Main Line
From Ichinoseki to Rikuzentakata~1hr 20min from JR Ichinoseki Station to JR Kesennuma Station via JR Ofunato Line
~30min from JR Kesennuma Station to Kiseki no Ipponmatsu Station via JR Ofunato Line BRTThis mark denotes a Disaster Memorial Facility that provides information on,and lessons learned from, the Great East Japan Earthquake.

Protecting lives, and living together with the ocean and earth
To never again experience the sadness of the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami
The Japanese Archipelago is one of the places on Earth most threatened by natural disaster, and we who spent many years living on this land have built up a strong will to oppose this danger.
Despite this, in the wake of the March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami, we suffered an immense loss of life.
In order to avoid repeating this sorrow, it is of utmost importance that we possess the knowledge, wisdom, and motivation to protect ourselves against various natural disasters, and thus become able to overcome them.
The Iwate Tsunami Memorial Museum will share the wisdom of our predecessors, the reality of the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami and the lessons we've learned with the world to become a society strong against natural disaster.
In addition, as part of our efforts in overcoming the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami, we'd like to show our gratitude for the support we have received.

1 Tracing History

Damaged ﬁre trucks

2 Learning the Facts
3/11 Theater

Zone

Zone

Tsunami disasters will be uncovered from historical and scientiﬁc perspectives. We

We will look at the facts of the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami through actual objects

will reexamine the knowledge, techniques, and culture that have been fostered sincethat were damaged, photos of damaged sites, and the voices and memories of the victims.

ancient times, and rethink how to live together with nature.

Zone 2
Guide staff are available.
Please let us know if you have any questions.

Entrance

An information zone to greet visitors and provide
information on such areas as the park, Rikuzentakata City,
the Sanriku Coastal area and the 3.11 Road Map.

Zone 3

Zone 4

Moving towards
reconstruction together

Tracing History

Entrance

We will share lessons about how to protect lives by showcasing people
who escaped, helped and provided support.

4AED(deﬁbrillator)

Seminar Roomthe aspects of damaged areas ability to overcome and move past the Great East Japan Earthquake

Zone

Child Care Room

Learning Lessons

Expressing gratitude for the support from the rest of Japan and the world along with conveyingand Tsunami.

Accessible Restroom

Learning the Facts

Zone 1Michi-no-Eki Takatamatubara(Rest Stop)

Restroom

Moving towards reconstruction together

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Zone

Learning Lessons
Records from the Great East Japan
Earthquake and Tsunami

Theater(screenings start at :00, :20, and :40 of each hour)

Disaster Countermeasures Ofﬁce, MLIT's Tohoku Regional Development Bureau(Relocated for exhibition)