Minamisanriku Town|Group reservation acceptance for disaster prevention education program learned through testimonial videos and dialogue|Provided at the Earthquake Disaster Heritage Facility to open this fall
From Thursday, March 10, the Minamisanriku Town Tourism Association has started accepting group reservations for two disaster prevention education programs to learn about the earthquake disaster, disaster prevention, and mitigation at the Minamisanriku 311 Memorial, an earthquake disaster heritage facility that will open in October this fall. Individual applications will be accepted from August. (Photo: Minamisanriku Town Former Disaster Prevention Measures Building)
The aim of the program is to draw people to the experience of major earthquakes and disaster prevention.
The first is a program to deepen one's own thinking through videos of testimonies of residents at the time of the earthquake, which is open to 10~60 people at a time. Beyond that, divide it into two doses. The second is a workshop to learn specific actions, "Workshops to bring home one action on disaster prevention that can be practiced from today," and 10~200 people are accepted at a time. More than 60 people will be held at another facility. Both events are scheduled to be held throughout the year.
The fee for both programs is 400 yen for elementary and junior high school students, 640 yen for high school students, and 800 yen for adults. Travel time: 60 minutes. To apply, Booking site From.
Great Earthquake Heritage Museum "Minamisanriku 311 Memorial"
It opened in October 2022 near the Reconstruction Memorial Park, where the former Disaster Prevention Measures Agency Building, which symbolizes the disaster in Minamisanriku Town, stands. The concept is "to face oneself and one's life." Testimonies from local residents who pass on the great earthquake to future generations, art exhibitions, theaters, etc.
The Minamisanriku Town Tourism Association says, "In an era when natural disasters are approaching, we want you to participate in the program and face your own present." The Tourism Association is currently accepting guided tours around the affected areas by bus or on foot.
