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 reminder of the quake on April 30, 2017. The quake-stricken school is the first such building to be opened full-time as a reminder of the Great East Japan Earthquake. Here you can see the damaged school building in its unchanged form, as well as large photos and documentary films showing how it looked at the time.
View scenic routes that include this spot
Journey from Tokyo Along the Joban Line and Witness the Recovery from the Great East Japan EarthquakeMore Information about Ruins of the Great
East Japan Earthquake:
Sendai Arahama Elementary
School
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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Osaki Hachimangu Shrine
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Shiogama Shrine/Shiwahiko Shrine
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Zao Okama crater lake
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Sendai Station
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Jozenji-dori Ave.
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Johgi Nyorai
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Accommodation in Oku-Matsushima
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Sendai Daikannon
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Yajiro Kokeshi Village
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Matsushima Islands Area
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The Nikka Whisky Sendai Factory Miyagikyo Distillery
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Abe Kamaboko-ten Main Store - Specialists in Kamaboko (steamed seasoned fish paste)
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Sendai 3/11 Memorial Community Center
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Oshu Kaido Street Umen Bansho (Shiroishi Umen)
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Kataribe taxi
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Zuihoden Mausoleum
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Naruko Onsen Hot Springs
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Hitome Senbonzakura (1,000 Sakura trees at a glance)
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Urakasumi Sake Brewery
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Miyagi Zao Tour of Juhyo, Ice Monster
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Sagakei Gorge
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Downtown Sendai City
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Akiu Onsenkyo Hot Springs (Akiu Otaki Falls, Rairai-kyo Gorge)
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Naruko-kyo Gorge
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Sendai Umino-Mori Aquarium/Mitsui Outlet Park
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SENDAI Tourist Information Desk
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Ishinomori Manga Museum
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Sendai City Museum
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Matsushima Sightseeing Cruise
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Sendai Station
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Sendai Mediatheque
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Sendai-Izumi Premium Outlets
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Sushitetsu
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Matsushima Islands Area
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Tsukihama Public Beach (Fishing Experience)
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Shiogama Seafood Wholesale Market
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Kirin Brewery Sendai
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Discovery Center
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Loople Sendai
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Kokubuncho Yokocho (Alleyways of Kokubuncho District)
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Shiroishi Castle / Sumaru Yashiki (House)
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Yamadera(Risshaku-ji Temple)
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Yunushi Ichijo Ryokan
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Zao Fox Village
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Otaka-Mori
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Akiu Kogei no Sato (Akiu Craft Park)
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Site of Sendai Castle