11 years after the Great East Japan Earthquake|"Iwate Sanriku Coast Now~Sanriku Reconstruction 11 Years After the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami~" held in Rikuzentakata
On the occasion of the 11th anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake on Friday, March 11, the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Heritage Museum in Rikuzentakata City, Iwate Prefecture, will hold a special exhibition "Iwate Sanriku Coast Today ~Sanriku Reconstruction 11 Years After the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami~" between March 9 (Wed) ~ April 10 (Sun). (Photo courtesy of Rikuzentakata City)
The special exhibition is held in Zone 4 of the museum, and introduces the current situation of Sanriku from the perspectives of "ensuring safety," "rebuilding people's lives," "revitalizing the way things are," and "passing on and disseminating information for the future." You can also visit the permanent exhibition.
The museum opened in September of the first year of Reiwa. Under the theme of protecting lives and living in harmony with the sea and land, the exhibition exhibits photographs and videos of the history of the Sanriku tsunami disaster, the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami, and reconstruction efforts, as well as damaged objects. It is a facility that passes on the facts and lessons learned from the earthquake to future generations and disseminates the state of reconstruction both domestically and internationally. It is nicknamed Iwate TSUNAMI Memorial.
Admission to the museum is free (on a regular basis). Open every day during the exhibition period.
Public transportation access is from JR Kesennuma Station Ofunato Line BRT (Bus Rapid Transit System) It takes about 30 minutes to "Miraculous Ipponmatsu Station". The museum is just off the bus. Especially if you are accessing from outside the prefecture, you need to pay attention to the bus time.
The person in charge of the museum said, "It has been 11 years since the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami, but we will continue to pass on the facts and lessons of the earthquake and tsunami. I say.
