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