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