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UNESCO World Heritage A B C D E 7 Taro Coastal Barrier E-3 1 2 3 Earthquake Sanriku Geopark Originally seen as a symbol of disaster World Geoparks are places that allow visitors to learn about the Earth in a fun manner. Here Heritage Educational preparedness and referred to as “The Candidate Great Wall,” this barrier was completely we will introduce a number of natural assets in the Sanriku Geopark that were formed Facilities overrun by the tsunami. over the course of millennia. Visitors can gain new perspectives about our planet The Earthquake Education Network through geological science and geography. IWATE E-4 Council has 192 registered earth- 8 Tsunami Memorial Park NAKANOHAMA Prefecture quake educational facilities (as of 1 Beauty Spots that Define Sanriku orld E-2 E-3 O W He Kosode Ama Center Kitayamazaki March, 2019). These facilities aim to Originally a coastal campsite, some of the E-4 C ri Jodogahama ES ta Reopened in Spring 2015 af- Provides spectacular views destroyed facilities have been preserved g C-2 preserve the memories and records of This scenery was created through 40 million years of N e Goshono Site ter the previous facility was of 200m tall cliffs that stretch as part of this park. U the Great East Japan Earthquake and magma activity and wave erosion. Visitors can enjoy This area contains the remains of a large settle- destroyed during the Great for 8km from Kurosaki to N tsunami. The "Type 3" facilities work to this unique site from pleasure boats and small fish- ment from about 4,000 years ago. Covering an East Japan Earthquake. Fea- Bentenzaki. As well as view- 9 Miyako Citizens’ Exchange Center area of more than 70,000m2, repeated excava- tures exhibits on Ama divers, ing platforms and walkways, ensure this via conveying information ing vessels. They can also learn more about the San- Disaster Preparedness Plaza E-4 Temples,Gardens and tions and experiments have been performed fresh food sales corner, and a the area also features a locally and visits to other areas, as well riku coast at the nearby Jodogahama Visitors Center here, allowing for reconstructions of earthen-roof dining facility. Free diving visitor center and souvenir Contains disaster preparedness quizzes, Archaeological Sites as through promoting understanding. and Iwate Prefectural Fishery Science Museum. Representing pit-dwellings, hottatebashira buildings, and dis- demonstrations from July to stores, providing plenty to searchable video materials, digital sig- the Buddhist Pure Land tributed-stone structures etc. Aza Goshono-2 Sept. (500 JPY to view). 24- do. 129-10 Kitayama, Tano- Image: Earthquake Education Network Council nage, and model exhibits. 2 Dragon Blue Limestone Cavern Iwadate, Ichinohe-cho, Ninohe-gun 0195-32- 110-2 Ube-cho, Kuji City hata-mura, Shimohei-gun D-3 2652 15 min. by car from Ninohe Sta./ 5 0194-54-2261 40 0194-33-3248 15 min. Ryusendo : 0 10 20km D-2 E-5 min. from Ichinohe IC. min. by bus from Kuji Sta. by car from Tanohata Sta. 1 430,000 1 Moguranpia Marine 10 Otsuchi Cultural Exchange F-1 This huge cavern was formed from limestone group- Science Museum Center: Oshacchi ings more than one hundred million years ago. The Introduces information about the situa- Contains 360 degree video on the day of regular course goes for around 700m, allowing vis- 4 tion during the Great East Japan Earth- the Great East Japan Earthquake and a itors to experience the mysterious formations and unparalleled water clarity of this ancient place cre- Roadside Station quake and the path to recovery. “Living Memoir” exhibit. Legend ated by nature. School E-5 Earthquake 2 Earthquake Remains: E-3 11 Inochi wo Tsunagu ACCESS GUIDE MAP Educational E-2 3 Reef of the Northernmost Ama Divers Facility Police Aketo Coastal Barrier Miraikan Type 1 Temple E-2 Goshono Site Destroyed by the tsu- Documents and mate- Kosode Beach Earthquake Shrine nami, and preserved rials about the Great Kosode Beach’s complex reef structure has led to Educational the region being known for its fishing culture. Be- B-3 Facility Post Office as-is. Explanatory pan- East Japan Earth- Hachimantai 1 Type 2 * els show photos, with quake are on display, tween July and September visitors can see demon- Dragon Eye Bank Earthquake the hope that this in- and the facility also strations by traditional Ama female divers. The area Educational This unusual piece of scenery Hotel formation will be passed on to future conveys stories of the disaster through contains a variety of characteristic landforms such can be seen in Hachimantai. Facility Type 3 *2 Convenience Store as the Meoto Iwa and Tsuriganedo Cavern. The eye only “opens” be- generations. disaster preparedness classes. *1 Features proper Shopping tween the end of May/start of facilities for visitors, E-5 such as spacious 3 Raga Fureai Park E-3 12 June, when conditions are parking. Car Park Kamaishi Inori no Park E-2 KAMA right. Tazawako Tamagawa, *2 Has ensured Contains a monument to the lessons This park was built Semboku City, Akita 0186- easy-to-understand Bus Stop information through learned from the 1933 Sanriku earth- to commemorate the 31-2714 (Apr.–Start of Nov.), guides etc. Traffic Lights quake and tsunami. victims of the disas- Miyazawa Kenji 0186-25-8846 (mid-Nov. – SITES OF ter, with the hope that Miyazawa Kenji was a poet and author from Hanama- Mar.) 120 min. by Component Part bus from Morioka Sta. JAPAN’S MEIJI there will be no future ki, Iwate. His representative works include “Night on the INDUSTRIAL 4 Shimanokoshi Fureai Park E-3 victims of tsunamis, and to protect future Visitors Galactic Railroad.” Areas that became motifs in his works REVOLUTION This reconstructed park contains a stone lives. It’s located on the site of the former Information Center have been designated as “Scenic areas of Ihatov.” 5 Hachimantai Dragon Eye Local Historical Facility tablet of poems by Kenji Miyazawa that Unosumai District Disaster Prevention ISHI survived the tsunami. Center, where 160 people lost their lives. 5 Earthquake Remains: Taro E-3 13 3.11 Great East Japan D-5 C-2 Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution Tourism Hotel Earthquake Tono Logistic Support This hotel was hit by Resource Center Guide App Passport the 17m high tsunami, This facility contains but was not destroyed. exhibits of records re- B-3 2 Ishi to Kenji no 3 Miyazawa Kenji The Japan’s Meiji Indus- Koiwai Farm Visitors can apply for a lating to public/private Museum C-6 Fairytale Village C-5 trial Revolution Guide This farm was first opened in disaster preparedness logistics support pro- Visitors can learn about This educational facility rec- App is now available. It 1891. Its name comes from Earthquake Remains: guide with a tour of the inside, and can vided by Tono City in the names of its founders Taro Tourism Hotel Miyazawa Kenji’s life and reates five worlds from Mi- provides fun, easy to un- also see footage of the day of the Great the aftermath of the Great East Japan - Ono Gishin, Iwasaki Yano- thoughts through to the yazawa’s fairy tales. There derstand information on AR MAP East Japan Earthquake. Earthquake. industrial cultural herit- suke, and Inoue Masaru. Vis- completion of his poem “Be are also exhibits related to itors can enjoy soft-serve ice not Defeated by the Rain” . these tales. age sites and the various cream. 36-1 Maruyachi, Shi- 6 Taro Shiosato Station E-3 14 Ofunato City Museum D-6 1 Miyazawa Kenji areas in Kamaishi. zukuishi-cho,Iwate-gun This was originally the Taro roadside sta- The Ofunato City Museum contains ex- Museum C-5 Map QR 019-692-4321 tion. Visitors can apply for a disaster pre- hibits of historical videos related to the Features Miyazawa’s fa- ☞ 30min. by bus from Former Shibutami Elementary School paredness guide here. city and the tsunami. Download Here Morioka Sta./ 15 min. by car vorite utensils and drafts of from Morioka IC. his works, allowing visitors to gain a deeper under- standing of his creations Recovery Roads/ and the creative process- 4 Miyazawa Kenji 5 SL Ginga E-5 C-5 Recovery Support Roads es behind them. The Polan Ihatov Museum C-5 The SL Ginga operates on Square Garden at the south- Contains a collection of ar- the Kamaishi Line between Work is proceeding to create disaster-re- side of the museum features tistic works and academic Hanamaki and Kamaishi. iOS Android sistant primary roads that connect the flower beds and a sundial theses related to him, made The steam train is themed Sanriku coast and inland areas. Let's try! flower bed based around de- available through easy-to-un- around Miyazawa’s “Night sign documents he created. derstand exhibits. on the Galactic Railroad”. website AR Map Sanriku Coastal Road Sanriku Railway Rias Line This road will connect Rail operations recom- Sendai and Hachinohe menced between Kuji Hachinohe JCT Produced/Supervised by National Congress of Industrial Heritage longitudinally. It will Kuji and Sakari for the first [email protected] TEL:03-3359-2005 Open the AR camera inside to eventually be 359km time since the Great Ishikawa Takuboku the app, then simply hold KAMAISHI long, but many sec- East Japan Earthquake it over the map to display Ishikawa was a famous poet born in Hinoto village, Minami-Iwate- TONO tions are already open. in March 2019. It’s movies, photos, and more. gun, Iwate (now known as Hinoto, Morioka). He worked as a substi- G etting to K amaishi Good access to ma- the longest third-sec- jor tourist attractions tor railway in Japan.