Ruins of the Great
East Japan Earthquake:
Sendai Arahama Elementary
School
It was this school building that saved the lives of approximately 320 local adults and children when the Great East Japan Earthquake struck; the building opened to the public as a remnant of the quake on 30 April 2017. The quake-stricken school is the first such building to be opened full-time as a remnant of the Great East Japan Earthquake. Inside, there are plans to display photographs of the aftermath of the quake, and panels of the history and culture of Arahama District etc.
Street address
- 32-1 Shinborihata, Arahama, Wakabayashi-ku, Sendai City
Access
- Kyu Arahama Shogakko Mae Sendai Municipal bus stop
Opening Hours
- Weekdays and holidays
10:00 to 16:00
Closed
- Mondays (or the following day if Monday is a national holiday)
The day after a holiday, the second and fourth Thursday of the month, New Year's holiday
Best season
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Point

Spots around
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Sendai City Museum
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Matsushima Sightseeing Cruise
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Naruko-kyo Gorge
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Kataribe taxi
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Sendai Daikannon
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The Nikka Whisky Sendai Factory Miyagikyo Distillery
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Loople Sendai
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Matsushima Islands Area
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Downtown Sendai City
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Matsushima Islands Area
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Sendai-Izumi Premium Outlets
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Johgi Nyorai
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Sushitetsu
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Yajiro Kokeshi Village
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Akiu Onsenkyo Hot Springs (Akiu Otaki Falls, Rairai-kyo Gorge)
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Urakasumi Sake Brewery
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Sendai Mediatheque
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Shiogama Shrine/Shiwahiko Shrine
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Osaki Hachimangu Shrine
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Sendai Umino-Mori Aquarium/Mitsui Outlet Park
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Naruko Onsen Hot Springs
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Oshu Kaido Street Umen Bansho (Shiroishi Umen)
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Sendai Station
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Zao Okama crater lake
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Tsukihama Public Beach (Fishing Experience)
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Yunushi Ichijo Ryokan
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Ishinomori Manga Museum
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Hitome Senbonzakura (1,000 Sakura trees at a glance)
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Zao Fox Village
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Sagakei Gorge
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Jozenji-dori Ave.
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Miyagi Zao Tour of Juhyo, Ice Monster
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SENDAI Tourist Information Desk
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Sendai 3/11 Memorial Community Center
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Shiogama Seafood Wholesale Market
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Yamadera(Risshaku-ji Temple)
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Accommodation in Oku-Matsushima
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Otaka-Mori
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Zuihoden Mausoleum
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Discovery Center
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Site of Sendai Castle
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Sendai Station
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Akiu Kogei no Sato (Akiu Craft Park)
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Shiroishi Castle / Sumaru Yashiki (House)