Sendai Arahama Elementary School, designated as a Disaster Ruin. (Provided by Tomoki Tateishi; CC BY-SA 4.0)

Teacher’s manual for

Learning about life and living
through a Disaster Ruin

Disaster Ruin:
Arahama Elementary School
Disaster Risk Reduction―
Develop Individual Efforts into Community Initiatives

Inside the school building before it was designated as a
Disaster Ruin. The blackboard is filled with messages written
by visitors and graduates. (Provided by the Center for
Remembering 3.11; Sendai Mediatheque)Arahama School District Citizens’ Grand Sports Day held in
September 2015 on the premises of Shichigo Elementary
School, which Arahama Elementary School was consolidatedwith at the end of March 2016. (Provided by Miyagi Universityof Education)

Eight years have passed since the Great East Japan Earthquake of March 11, 2011.
Children born after the disaster have begun elementary school. To prevent such severe
damage from being caused by massive earthquakes and tsunamis for years to come,
we need to pass on our experiences with the disaster to the younger generations, andensure that they are remembered in the future.
In line with that goal, Sendai Arahama Elementary School has been designateda Disaster Ruin, and refurbished as a public museum. It is housed in the damaged
structure, and exhibits valuable materials associated with the disaster and affected
regions. As visitors see the building and listen to a guide from the Arahama district, they
can imagine how powerful and violent a tsunami can become. The museum provides a
special out-of-school opportunity for students to learn about emergency preparedness.
Visitors will also view an exhibit that introduces the pre-disaster Arahama district, andcan envision the past lives led in areas stretching along the beautiful coast. The exhibits
have been designed to inspire awareness of the value of ordinary life, which requires
the efforts and intentions of many people to protect and maintain. We hope they will help
individual students think about how to act as a member of their class and school, andlook for appropriate ways to engage in wider society.
We have created this booklet with these purposes in mind. We hope it will be used torefresh each person’s understanding that many people work in various fields to protect
and maintain ordinary life, particularly for children and communities. We also hope that
it will inspire them to be aware of their responsibility as a member of the community andto take action to ensure that the community will work as one to pass on the relevant
information to future generations. This publication is particularly directed at school
education to provide a tool for various activities aimed at developing exploratory waysof seeing, thinking about, and taking a self-directing attitude toward life, quality andcompetence.
We sincerely hope that many children will learn a great deal about life and living
through the memories of the disaster, which will facilitate their strong physical andmental development.

Miyagi Universityof Education1

In cooperation with:

Sendai City

Disaster Ruin and
Related Facilities

TOHOKU

Disaster Ruin
Sendai Arahama Elementary School

MIYAGIThe Arahama district is situated near the Pacific coast, about 10 kilometers east from thecenter of Sendai City. In the district, a community was built around the Teizanbori local historic canal which runs along the coastline. Its pre-disaster population was about 2,200 with
400 households.
Arahama Elementary School, originally established in 1873, is located 700 kilometers
inland from the coast. When the Great East Japan Earthquake occurred, the school provided temporary shelter to a total of 320 evacuees, including all 91 students enrolled in
the school at the time, the school staff and people from local neighborhoods. Giant tsunami
waves reached the second level of the structure.

KESENNUMAMINAMISANRIKUISHINOMAKIHIGASHIMATSUSHIMASHIOGAMASENDAIMEMORIAL
COMMUNITY
NATORI
Top: Front view of Sendai Arahama Elementary
SchoolBottom: Overview of Arahama district before
the disaster (2007)

A combined tour around theCenter and Arahama Elementary School is recommended
for the purpose of gaining a
deeper understanding about
the Great East Japan Earthquake and interacting withvarious people and communities, an opportunity to learn
about the essence of living
life.

ARAHAMAELEMENTARYSCHOOLWATARI

Sendai 3/11 Memorial
Community Center

The Center was established as a disaster-related base in

Top: S ubway Tozai Line Arai Station building
housing the Memorial Community Center
Bottom: Inside of the Memorial Community Centercoastal areas in the eastern part of Sendai City. Its objective
is to pass down memories and lessons related to disaster experiences, promoting social interactions and building future visions. The Center houses exhibition rooms, interaction spaces, studios, a rooftop garden and other facilities.
The Center organizes various programs aimed at drawing visitors to disaster-affected areas
to promote future development. These include: a permanent exhibition, which presents chronologically organized records relating to the region’s disaster situation and reconstruction process as well as its local history; “Our March 11” and “Coastal areas illustrated map,” designed toencourage visitors to share their personal experiences and memories; and special exhibitions
and events employing unique concepts and approaches to explore the subjects of disaster andcommunity.
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［Arahama Elementary School:
Museum information］【Exhibition】
Damaged structures and facilities of inside and outside of thebuilding as well as photos of situations shortly after the disaster are on display. You can learn how violent and powerful thetsunami waves were as they hit the school.

Elevator

Downloadable worksheets for each exhibition are available on our
webpage (See page 8).

Rooftop: Past and present Arahama district (a set of five photos)
You can learn from the photos on display how the landscapeof the Arahama district has changed due to the disaster, while
standing on a spot with a commanding overview of the district,seeing the distance to the coast and Teizanbori and witnessing
raised roads under construction.

［屋上］

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March 11 Memories of
Arahama (Music Room)［4 階］

Memories of disasterand preparedness for
tomorrow (MatsukazeClassroom)

History and cultureof Arahama
Memories of Arahama
Elementary School(Rokunen Ichikumi
Classroom)

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Library

Broadcaststation［2 階］

Printingroom

Meetingroom

Fourth floor (Exhibitions in former classrooms)
This section presents a detailed report of the sequence of
events at Arahama Elementary School, from the first earthquake shock, evacuation, and tsunami flooding to the arrivalof rescue services, while also providing guidance on disaster
preparedness measures. The section also gives an introduction to the history and culture of the Arahama district as wellas memories from the 140-year history of Arahama Elementary School.

Interaction space(Gonen Ichikumi
Classroom)

Principalʼs
oﬃce

Small
kitchen Home Economics
room

Teachersʼ
room

School kitchen
Elevator

Hatch area

［1 階］
Areas open to the public

Ninen Ichikumi(Second graders)Classroom

Ichinen Ichikumi(First graders)Classroom

Nurseʼs oﬃce

Entrance

Exhibition room・Music RoomC lock from the gymnasium indicating the time when the tsunami reached the location
・Matsukaze Classroom
Re-enactment
of the lives of evacuees at Arahama Elementary School; Anti-tsunami measures developed by Sendai
City; Disaster preparedness at Arahama Elementary School・Rokunen Ichikumi (Sixth graders) ClassroomM iniature model of the pre-disaster Arahama district; Memories of Arahama Elementary School・Gonen Ichikumi (Fifth graders) Classroom Interaction spaceV ideo screening to present the Arahama district before andafter the disaster

Note: The third floor is closed.

First/second floors (Observation from the hallway,
with a capacity for about 20 people on each floor)
First floor: Damaged facilities of the nurse’s office anda classroom struck by the tsunami; Photography of thesame spaces under rubble caused by the disaster
Second floor: Traces indicating the level that the tsunami
waves reached (First floor sunk under water; 40 cm above
the second floor); balcony walls partially collapsed by tsunami waves and traces of wave marks on the structure

Video screening at former music room
(March 11 Memories of Arahama)Outside of the building
Exterior walls on the east side of the school building directly hit by the tsunami; former site of the gymnasium

Miniature model of pre-disaster Arahama district

The video will show viewers
a different way of looking at
the building, specifically thestairs up to the rooftop and【Screening】
the scenery from there.
Fourth floor: Music room (with a capacity for about 40 people)
・27 hours at Arahama Elementary School, March 11 (about 17 minutes)
The video footage presents the situation in the tsunami-hit school over the
27 hours starting from the first earthquake shock recorded at 2:46 p.m. on
March 11 to the moment the rescue of all evacuees trapped in the isolatedbuilding was completed. It includes interviews with school teachers, the headof the neighborhood association, and others who were involved, as well as
video clips of the rescue helicopter in operation.

Visitors on the first floor hallway

Optional programs/activities for visitors(1) Use worksheets to take notes while looking around the exhibitions and share them upon completing the tour(2) Hold a discussion after viewing the video, regarding changes of the Arahama district before and after the March 11
disaster (based on exhibitions) and the visitors’ own regions and future actions in relation to the topic(3) Make a guided tour offered by staff from the Arahama district (Request in advance)
East side wall of school building(Shutterstock.com）

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Utilizing a Disaster
Ruin for Education
Plan 1Create a disaster prevention leaflet

Rooftop of Arahama Elementary School, witha commanding overview of the Arahama
district. This photo was taken in 2012 when
IMF Managing Director and Chair Christine
Lagarde visited the school.（REUTERS）

Course plan utilizing a Disaster Ruin: for upper grade students atelementary school and the Period for Integrated Studies (standard number of classes: 10)
Numberof classes

Learning activities◇Be aware of the importance of learning about
disaster prevention and have high motivation forstudy
Enthusiasm for learning, humanity, etc◇Select learning tasks based on reasoning about
interests in the selected tasks
Knowledge and skills○Brainstorm about natural disasters and damage caused○Visit Arahama Elementary School to gain an overview of disaster situations related to the Great East Japan Earthquake
・Understand the scale of earthquake disasters, increasing awareness of
the importance of preparing for possible disasters
Task setting○Discuss issues related to disaster control faced by the regional community where students’ live and grasp the overall task to pursue throughout
the coursework
・Discuss types and characteristics of disasters that are likely to hit theregion, increasing motivation for learning for the purpose of protecting
their own lives as well as the lives of those around themTeaching points
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Create a disaster prevention leaflet for lower grade students
and local residents○Assume likely natural disaster scenarios and plan tasks
・Make a list of issues of particular interest individually and clarify the
related reasons・Select issues and build a detailed research plan, with a focus on disasterprevention

Information gathering○D o research on disaster preparedness measures established at thestudents’ school and home, and propose necessary action plans○Do research on disaster preparedness measures established in their region, and propose necessary action plans

Organization/analysis○P repare a disaster prevention leaflet based on research results on
selected issues

Consolidation/output○Present findings and thoughts related to the details learned during thecourse to lower grade students, their families and local residents
・Communicate to lower grade students, their families and local residents
the need to increase awareness on the importance of preparing for possible disasters
・Listen to presentations of other students taking different approaches,
thereby expanding the awareness of disaster prevention○Interact with others based on findings from the course. Review learning
activities and consider possible actions to take individually to improvedisaster prevention measures and community networking.

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・Give students an opportunity to learn not
only about damage caused to Arahama Elementary School but also pre-disaster lives andcurrent thoughts of residents in disaster-affected areas, looking to help them associate
what they have learned with their actual life
・Encourage students to actually feel the importance of working together to prepare forpossible disasters to protect their own lives
as well as the lives of people close to themand the community◇Make and carry out plans to do research on selected issues
Knowledge and skills◇U nderstand about disaster control measuresestablished in the target region and think about
future actions to take individually
Abilities to think, make judgments, express
oneself, etc.

○Do research on causes of disasters and assume damage likely to becaused by the disasters(Major subjects of research)
・Locations of emergency-related facilities
・Cooperation systems for disaster preparedness, including partnerships
with relevant bodies
・Emergency drills organized by community associations and voluntarydisaster prevention organizations
・Establishment and management of regional emergency-related storage・P ublic awareness-raising activities for disaster prevention andpreparedness

Evaluation criteria

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Arahama Elementary School’s gymnasium, destroyed by
the tsunami (Provided by the Center for Remembering
3.11; Sendai Mediatheque)33◇Organize research results effectively from theviewpoint of disaster prevention
Abilities to think, make judgments, express
oneself, etc.
◇Effectively present a disaster prevention leaflet
to communicate findings from the coursework
to lower grade students, their families and local
residents
Abilities to think, make judgments, express
oneself, etc.
◇Based on what has been learned, think about
possible actions to take to improve disaster prevention measures and community networking,and prepare to take action
Enthusiasm for learning, humanity, etc.

Plan 2

Disaster prevention education activities linked with school events
Full-year course plan for elementary and junior high school students to learn about disasterprevention in connection with school events. Created based on the concept of Plan 1.
Knowledge and skills
Be aware that Japan is prone to natural
disasters regardless of region, understandmechanisms of the occurrence of disasters,
study past events, and be able to act appropriately in the event of a disaster to avoid
anticipated dangers and secure safety

Month
4

5

6・7

8・9

10・11

12

1・2

3

Abilities to think, make judgments,
express oneself, etc.

Enthusiasm for learning,
humanity, etc.

Take past disasters seriously as related toongoing issues to confront, figure out how
to make judgments and act appropriately inthe event of a disaster to secure safety andshare ideas with others

Feel sympathy for disaster survivors, review
disaster prevention measures established in
the local community, and prepare to act voluntarily to help form a better society

Relationships with school events

Activities utilizing a Disaster Ruin
○Learn about the Great East Japan Earthquake.
・Look at the fact that that the first major shock of the 2011
Tohoku Earthquake hit the region during school hours
・Learn about damage caused by the disaster by region andmeasures developed for the purpose of restoration, disaster prevention and reduction of disaster risks○Learn about Arahama Elementary School・Learn about damage caused to the Arahama district withthe help of audiovisual materials
・Look at the facts that the school is preserved as a Disaster
Ruin

Event

Details

Security and emergency evacuation drills

・Review the school zone and consider responses to take in the event of emergency

Out-of-school activities/self-study projects

・Do research on local emergency shelters andactions to take in the event of emergency aspart of out-of-school activities and self-study
projects

Earthquake evacuation drill・Examine appropriate actions to take in theevent of an earthquake, based on past experience・Engage in the drill in a way that utilizes findings relating to responses taken at Arahama
Elementary School in the event of the disaster

Swimming pool opening day

・Recognize the dual nature of water: benefits
and threats (demonstrated by flooding andtsunamis) to human life, and figure out appropriate approach to water usage

School district sports
day・Recognize school functions as part of thecommunity and, accordingly, the importanceof the school cooperating with the community
to respond appropriately to possible emergencies

Chorus competition

・Learn about episodes involving the piano at
Arahama Elementary School and the story
about music playing a key role in community
formation as part of reconstruction initiatives.
Then consider issues related to disaster prevention and community formation in the context of their own lives

Fire evacuation drill・In relation to the report that earthquakes
are likely to induce fires and the fact that
the Great East Japan Earthquake occurredin March, figure out how to prepare for andrespond to disaster based on a scenario in
which fires break out in the cold season

Disaster prevention/
safety map
Creation・Understand characteristics of the relevant region and issues in light of disaster prevention,and create a disaster prevention/safety map
based on the understanding

Teaching points
・Focusing on the aspect of Arahama Elementary School as arepresentative of “damage to a school” among many damaged
structures, encourage students to imagine what they may have incommon with the lost school life
・Teach about disaster prevention in association with various
aspects of school life, such as relationships with the local community and regular events○Visit a Disaster Ruin (Arahama Elementary School) and try
to understand the feelings of disaster survivors in the Arahama district
Consider thoughts and wishes of local people who
worked to preserve the school as a Disaster Ruin・T hrough field research at Arahama Elementary School,
study about the situation on the day of the disaster andtsunami-induced damage as well as lives of local disastersurvivors
・Review the field research and share findings and questions○Based on past disaster situations and response activities, prioritize actions to take individually in the event of a disaster・Assume delayed recovery of damaged infrastructure forelectricity, gas, water, information, transportation and otherservices, and explore necessary and possible actions totake individually○U nderstand about types and characteristics of disasters
likely to occur in the local region and related issues, and figure out a way to incorporate necessary actions in future life
・Figure out appropriate future lifestyles based on findings
obtained from each subject
・Explore approaches to participating in community activities
as a community member and engaging in society as one ofits members to shape its future

Disaster prevention/
safety map
Presentation

5・Study the completed map to identify issues,and explore approaches to using the information to contribute to the community as one ofits members
・Communicate information about hazardous locations in addition to disaster-related risks tolocal residents in an easy-to-understand manner, and make relevant proposals for future
generations

Utilizing a Disaster Ruin
for Education
Plan 3

Annual teaching plan for interdisciplinary learning
about disaster prevention
Based on Plan 2 linked with individual subjects, with teaching models offeredMonth4

Learning objective
Learn about living in Japan, a country prone tonatural disasters

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Technology: Technologies related to information―Natural disaster and information communications
Home Economics: Clothing, food and housing; Housing life
―Preparing a housing space for disaster control
Overview of the Arahama district from the Arahama
Elementary School building the day after the area
was struck by the tsunami. You can see the school
swimming pool on the near side. (Provided by theCenter for Remembering 3.11; Sendai Mediatheque)Social Studies: Regions in Japan―Natural environment in each region
Social Studies: Our lives in contemporary society―Information-oriented society, declining birthrate and aging population
Technology: Technologies related to energy conversion―Energy resources, energy conversion efficiency

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9Technology: Technologies related to materials and processing―Roles of forests

Science: Moving objects and their energy―Types of energy
Social Studies: Regions in Japan―Preparedness for natural disasters

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Disaster prevention learning involved in each subject

Study ways of responding
to and surviving a disaster

Home Economics: Family and home life―Interrelationships between home life and community life
Technology: Technologies related to energy conversion―Safe usage of electrical equipment
Home Economics: Clothing, food and housing; Dietary life―Cooking practice for assumed emergency situations

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Japanese Language: Traditional language and culture―Reading literature with a focus on historicbackgrounds: natural disasters described in ancient writings…Teaching model 1(Sendai-edition supplementary reading materials for disaster prevention education)

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Science: Electrical current and its usage―Electrical current and magnetic fields
Music: Musical expression activities reflecting sympathy for disaster survivors in Arahama and imagined
thoughts and feelings of present users of the piano that was transferred from Arahama Elementary
School…Teaching model 2

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Science: Electrical current and its usage―Electrical current and magnetic fields
Health: Development of physical and mental functions and mental health―Stress control
Health: Human health and the environment―Use of water in human life and drinking water; Disposal ofhousehold waste
Health: Prevention of injuries―Prevention of and first aid for injuries caused by natural disasters

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Identify issues facing
the local community withrespect to disaster response, and develop solutions.

Science: Geological activities―Volcanoes
Social Studies: Skills for historical research―Research on the history of the local community
Technology: Technologies related to energy conversion―Crafting tools and items useful in emergency situations
English: Internationally communicate the lessons learned from experiences with disasters that have occurred…Teaching model 3
in Japan（NEW HORIZON3 UNIT4）

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Science: Geological activities―Earthquake
Science: Climate and its changes―Natural blessings and meteorological disasters
Science: Nature and human beings―Regional natural disasters
Social Studies: Regions in Japan―Field research in the local community
Social Studies: Aiming at a better society―Discuss how to prepare for possible disasters as members of
the community…Teaching model 4

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Science: Geological activities―Stratum formation, geological activities
Science: Climate and its changes―Natural blessings and meteorological disasters
Science: Science and technology for human beings―Energy supporting human lives
Social Studies: Regions in Japan―Field research in the local community

Teaching point
Through linking with individual subjects, help students not only look at issues faced by disaster-hit Arahama Elementary School as their own, but also consider the issueof disaster prevention from a broader viewpoint, with a view to increasing their social awareness. Employing different subjects to approach the common themes surrounding Arahama in their specific ways, encourage students to sympathize with people in the district, and then commit themselves to contributing to the community andto network building by taking actions, rather than simply acquiring knowledge.
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1st floor of the Arahama Elementary Schoolthat filled with tsunami debris on the day after
the tsunami attack.(Provided by the Center for
Remembering 3.11; Sendai Mediatheque).

Activities Utilizing a Disaster Ruin
○Learn about the Great East Japan Earthquake
・Learn about the occurrence of the 2011 Tohoku
Earthquake
・Learn about damage caused by the disaster byregion and measures developed for the purposeof restoration, disaster prevention and reductionof disaster risks

Teaching model 1: Japanese Language
From ancient times, Japan has been
struck by a host of massive earthquakes and tsunamis. Some of those
events were described in classicalliterature. This teaching plan centerson activities that will allow students tograsp people’s understanding of, andattitudes toward, natural disasters in
the times before modern science wasdeveloped, and to compare the ancientapproach with that of the contemporary Japanese.
(Extract from the Sendai-edition supplementary reading materials for disasterprevention education)
Extract from Hojoki, written by Kamono Chomei. The picture depicts houses
collapsing and people and houses falling
down during an earthquake (in thepossession of Iwase Bunko, Nishio City).

The article of Inamura no Hi (signal
fire using paddy straw) appearedin Japan’s elementary school
Japanese Language course book,starting from 1937 and continuing to1947.

○Learn about Arahama Elementary School・Learn about damage caused to the Arahama district with the help of audiovisual materials
・Look at the facts that the school is preserved asa Disaster Ruin
○V isit a Disaster Ruin (Arahama Elementary
School) and try to understand the feelings of disaster survivors in the Arahama district
Consider thoughts and wishes of local people
who worked to preserve the school as a
Disaster Ruin
・Through field research at Arahama Elementary
School and the Arahama district, study about thesituation on the day of the disaster and tsunami-induced damage as well as lives of local disaster survivors
・Review the field research and share findings andquestions○Based on past disaster situations and response
activities, prioritize actions to take individually inthe event of a disaster・Assume delayed recovery of damaged infrastructure for electricity, gas, water, information, transportation and other services, and explore necessary and possible actions to take individually○Understand about types and specifics of disasters likely to occur in the local region and related
issues, and figure out a way to incorporate thenecessary actions in future life
・Figure out appropriate future lifestyles based on
findings obtained from each subject
・Explore approaches to participating in community
activities as a community member and engaging insociety as one of its members to shape its future
Note: For evaluation criteria, refer to the previous page

Teaching model 1: Japanese Language
Another example of natural disasters described in classical literature
On November 5, 1854, when the Ansei
Nankai Earthquake occurred, Goryo (Gihei)
Hamaguchi, in the current Hirokawa Town
of Wakayama Prefecture, made a signal fireusing paddy straw to lead local residents tosafer locations, successfully evacuating themfrom the expected tsunami (in the possessionof Miyagi University of Education Library).

Teaching plan 2: Music
In school, pianos play an important role
as a tool for students and teachers gathering and working together to play andcreate music on various occasions, thereby inspiring future development. The piano used in Arahama Elementary School
was transferred to Shichigo Elementary
School to serve that role in a new location. In the teaching plan, students
first learn the background story of thetransferred piano, and then engage in musical activities―listening, playing andcreating―while imagining how the piano may have served people in the originalplace directly and indirectly.

Teaching plan 3: English
This teaching plan primarily centerson the objective of communicatinginternationally about Japan’s propensity toward natural disasters(synchronic communication). It also
includes activities to encourage
students to become aware of theimportance of passing down memories and lessons from disaster
experiences to future generations(diachronic communication).
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Teaching plan 4
In groups, students discuss what they
can do to prepare for a possible disasterto smoothly cooperate with local residents in responding to an actual event.
They also create posters to communicate
their ideas resulting from the discussion.
Then, the entire class shares the posters
created by each group and selects works
to be actually posted. Through this activity, students explore approaches to consensus building and social engagement.

Learning from a Disaster Ruin
Disaster Prevention―Develop Individual Efforts into Community Initiatives (web version)
http://drr.miyakyo-u.ac.jp/arahama/
Information and materials related to this booklet areavailable on the webpage above.
Access the page for up-to-date worksheets forvisitors, details of teaching plans and other related
data.
○ Worksheets for visitors to the facilities○ Details of plans, teaching plans, practical reports, etc.
○ Links related to Arahama Elementary School○ Records and archives related to the Great East
Japan Earthquake○ Teaching materials for disaster prevention○ Other related information and materials

What you can learn from the Disaster Ruin of
Sendai Arahama Elementary School
What happened in Arahama on March 11, 2011
Arahama Elementary School’s relationship withthe local community
School life: Day-to-day
education activities

Community life: Lives
in a coastal town

Damage caused by the Great East Japan Earthquake;threats and impacts of a tsunami
This program is intended to communicate two important things: lessons
learned from experiences with the disaster in order to protect life, andthe memories of irreplaceable lives that were lost in the school and community. We hope this inheritance will inspire the learners to look at theissues faced by the school and community as their own, and promote
profound learning.

Scan the right QR codeto access the webpage.

Information for Visitors
Disaster Ruin: Sendai Arahama Elementary Schoolhttps://www.city.sendai.jp/kankyo/shisetsu/ruin_arahama_elementaryschool.html
Address: 32-1 Aza-Shinborihata, Arahama, Wakabayashi-ku, Sendai-shi, Miyagi-ken 984-0033
Phone: +81-22-355-8517
Hours: 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (Admission free)
Closed: Every Monday, every second and fourth Thursday(or the next day if falling on a public holiday)
Sendai Stationof each month, the day after a public holiday(excluding weekends and national holidays), andduring year-end and New Year’s holidays
Restroom: Available in the adjacent office
Subway(equipped with an accessible toilet)
Tozai Line
Car parking: 77 passenger cars; two priority cars; andSubwayfive large busses (no charge)
Nanboku Line

Nanakita River

Sendai-Higashi

Arai Station

Sendai 3/11 Memorial Community Center
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http://sendai311-memorial.jp/
Address: 85-4 Aza-Kutsugata, Arai, Wakabayashi-ku,
Sendai-shi, Miyagi-ken 984-0032
Phone: +81-22-390-9022
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Hours: 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Admission free)anbRo
Closed: Every Monday (or the next day if falling on aadpublic holiday), the day after a public holiday
Natori(excluding weekends and national holidays),Riverand during year-end and New Year’s holidays
Restrooms: Three locations (First and second floors, near the station), equipped with anaccessible toilet
No parking space on the premises. Toll parking is available in the nearby neighborhoods.

Teizanbori

a i T o b u R oa

Sendai 3/11 Memorial Community Center(within the Subway Tozai Line Arai Station building)Port of Sendai

SendaiWakabayashi JCT
Arahama Elementary School/Memorial
Community Center Vicinity Map

Disaster Risk Reduction―Develop Individual Efforts into Community Initiatives
Teacher’s manual for learning about life and living through a Disaster Ruin
Planning and production: Disaster Ruin Utilization Support Project, Graduate School for Teacher Training, Miyagi University of Education
Yosuke Obayashi and Shutaro Takami (both from the 11th year class), Yutaro Nashimoto (Professor), Takashi Oda (Associate Professor)
Cooperation: Sendai City (Town Planning Policy Bureau; Board of Education)
Design cooperation: Chikara Kawamura
Note: This manual has been created based on studies conducted within Graduate School for Teacher Training Course “School Education/
Teacher Training B (Regional Cooperation).”8