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

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