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
- -
Point
update: Sep.3.2024

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