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