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Yoshihama Suneka Memorial Rock: This Rock Was Originally at the Mouth of the Railway Minami-Riasu Line This map is a reproduction of the 1:25,000 Scale Topography Map published by the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan. Authorized Number: 平 27 情使、第 49-GISMAP35544 号 Michinoku Coastal Trail North to Central Ofunato Section Trail Head / End Point From Yoshihama Station to Sanriku Station: Half Day Course (Distance: Approx. 8.0 km, Time: Approx. 2 h 40 min) Officially Open Coming Soon Sanriku Hamakaido, Kuwadai Pass Kippin Abalone Sanriku King Cedar Sanriku Fukko The mountain pass for this road connecting the Toni area of Kamaishi and The Yoshihama area has been famous for abalone for a long time, and There is a Hachiman-jinja Shrine on the slope of a National Park Yoshihama area of Ofunato, its rock-paved surface and gutters very the dried Kippin Abalone made here is well known overseas as a top hill overlooking Okirai Bay, and sitting behind that North to Central splendid for the time. You can see ruins from that time even now in some quality brand. shrine like a guardian deity Ofunato Section places. is the Sanriku King Cedar, Shin-Aomori 新青森 said to be 7,000 years old. The King Cedar is a symbol A Toh o oku of the Okirai area, and is Shin i Yoshihama Village Yoshihama Tsunami Rock kanse m n L o carefully protected as a ine r i Yoshihama Village followed the teachings of its predecessors to “not After the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami, a tsunami living witness of history. Aomori Airport Ra 青森空港 ilw build houses on low areas” after moving to higher ground from the rock in memory of the Showa Sanriku Earthquake and Tsunami of ay Misawa Airport 1896 Meiji Sanriku Earthquake and Tsunami. It was called the 1933 which has been buried in Yoshihama Bay was rediscovered. The 三沢空港 miracle village after the area was hit by a 17.2 meter tall tsunami in rock is an important artifact for conveying the power of tsunamis to Sanriku Station the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami but the village future generations. It is engraved with the message “Tsunami This station in the Okirai area is on the Sanriku Kabushima Island sustained little damage. The village’s traditional Yoshihama Suneka Memorial Rock: This rock was originally at the mouth of the Railway Minami-Riasu Line. There is a tourism 蕪島 Hachinohe Section festival where people in fearful masks visit local houses on January 15th (little new year) Yoshihama River, 200 meters ahead from here, and was moved by the center in the same building where you can get to pray for the health of children and a bountiful harvest has been designated as an tsunami of March 3, 1933. It weighs 30 tons.” information on nearby facilities and transportation Important Intangible Cultural Property of Japan. as well as on the Michinoku Coastal Trail. Hachinohe 八戸 Hachinohe IC 八戸 IC Hashikami Section Yoshihama Station Half Day Course Sanriku Station Scallop Shell Messages of Aoimori Hirono Section Railway Koishihama Station Yoshihama Village Rasei Pass Sanriku Saiko Shopping District Pacific Ocean 500m 500m This station on the Sanriku Railway Mt. Hashikamidake Minami-Riasu Line, changed its 400m 400m 階上岳 JR Hachinohe Kuji Section Yoshihama Tsunami Rock Sanriku King Cedar name to Koishihama Station Line 300m 300m related to Koishihama area’s brand Kunohe IC 200m 200m scallop Koishihama, enables you 九戸 IC Kosode Coast 100m 100m to hang a scallop shell as an Ema, Kuji 小袖海岸 0m 0m a wooden votive picture tablet. 久慈 Approx. 3.4 km (Approx. 1 h 8 min) Approx. 2.8 km (Approx. 56 min) xy Noda to North la Approx. 0.6 km Approx. 0.5 km Approx. 0.6 km Approx. 0.6 km ※DISTANCES, TIMES AND ELEVATIONS ARE a Fudai Section G y Rikuchu-Noda (Approx. 12 min) (Approx. 10 min) (Approx. 12 min) (Approx. 12 min) ESTIMATES FOR YOUR REFERENCE ONLY. a http://www.env.go.jp/jishin/park-sanriku/trail/ e 陸中野田 w t l i a a Sanriku Railway w Horinai R I Kita-Riasu Line 堀内 Fudai Ryorizaki Round Tour: One Day Course (Distance: Approx. 14.2 km, Time: Approx. 4 h 44 min) Emergency Services (24/7/365) e 普代 Kitayamazaki n i Police (Traffic Accident/Crime) L 110 n Tanohata Cliff Ryori Station View of Rias Coastline Toji Daimyojin Shrine Japan Meteorological Agency e Police English Service 03-3501-0110 s 田野畑 n 北山崎 This station on the Sanriku Railway Minami-Riasu Line is in the Ryori area. The area’s name The viewing area from Cape Ryorizaki There is a monument here in honor of Atmosphere Observation Station a Fire Station (Fire/Ambulance) k came from the legend of Ayaori-hime, the princess who was said to bring weaving to the area, gives excellent views of the Hirota Toji, who discovered the large fish reef 119 n i This Japan Metrological Agency facility for measuring h South Iwaizumi and is also known as Ayaori-hime’s hometown. There is a tourism center in the same building Peninsula and Karakuwa Peninsula to Tojigane offshore of Cape Ryorizaki. S Omoto Tourist Information u 小本 to North Miyako greenhouse gases and other information about the k where you can get information on the Michinoku Coastal Trail. the south, and on sunny days, you can A grass field stretches out nearby o Section atmosphere lies on the side of Mt. Tateishi. JNTO (Japan National Tourist Organization) h see as far as Oshika Peninsula and offering a good view and a good place to o Sanriku Railway T Rockets to measure the atmosphere used to be Telephone Inquiry Service Kita-Riasu Line Ryori Daigongen Cape Ryorizaki, Kinkasan Island. Enjoy an amazing view rest. You can also see beautiful azaleas 03-3201-3331 of the elegant rias coastline here in early summer. Go about 50 launched from here. In many places in Tohoku, traditional dances http://www.jnto.go.jp/eng/ Morioka Jodogahama Beach Ryorizaki Lighthouse characteristic of the southern Sanriku meters to the west to see Miso Boulder, Goishi Coast Information Center 盛岡 wearing lion masks to ward away evil spirits, coast. a large granite boulder unique for its 浄土ヶ浜 North to Central pray for health and safety and a good Cape Ryorizaki, one of the capes showcasing 0192-29-2359 Miyako Miyako Section the beautiful cliffs special to the Sanriku Rias tortoiseshell pattern. J e harvest have been passed down. One of Ofunato City Tourism and R n 宮古 Coastline, is situated 100 kilometers north of Ryori Townscape y Ya Li Ryori Daigongen a mada these is , passed down in Local Products Association w Kinkasan Island offshore of Oshika Peninsula Ryori was moved to higher ground after the 1933 0192-21-1922 s the Ryori region and representative of s e and is a navigation point for ships at sea in Showa Sanriku Earthquake and Tsunami, with the Sanriku-cho Tourism Center r Gongen dances: the mask is 2 meters across 0192-44-3333 p x and it weighs 200 southern Sanriku. A white 30 meter tall new community developed as closely as possible to E Ryori Local Products and Cape lighthouse rises from at u JR Yamada Line its previous appearance and size. The area was k kilograms, the largest in Tourism Center “Ginga” o (Service suspended) the end of the cape, developed keeping in mind 0192-42-2541 h Todogasaki Japan. o T とどヶ崎 with a view of Cape life with the sea, such as Railway Iwate Hanamaki Airport Kobezaki and Cape making sure there were Hanamaki いわて花巻空港 Sunezaki extending out JR East Infoline 050-2016-1603 花巻 Kirikiri Coast paths to access the sea. in the north. Sanriku Railway Inquiry Service 吉里吉里海岸 J 0193-62-8900 R K Kamaishi a Taxi Kitakami m 釡石 北上 a is Ryori Station One Day Course Ryori Station Sanko Taxi 0192-44-2151 hi Kamaishi Line Toni Kanno Taxi 0192-26-5151 唐丹 Section Ryori Daigongen Cape Ryorizaki, View of Rias Coastline Ryori Townscape Yoshihama Ofunato Taxi 0192-26-6166 Mizusawa IC 吉浜 Ryorizaki Lighthouse 水沢 IC Rikuzen-Akasaki Sanriku Railway 500m 500m Minami-Riasu Line Miyano Shell Mound Toji Daimyojin Shrine Tokai Taxi 0192-26-3141 陸前赤崎 Sanriku 400m 400m Sakari 三陸 盛 300m 300m JR Kesennuma Koishihama ※ Cell phone signal cannot be guaranteed Line (BRT) Ofunato 恋し浜 200m 200m for the full length of the trail. Please ask 大船渡 North to Central Ofunato Section 100m 100m somebody for help in case of emergency. Ryori 0m 0m JR Ofunato 陵里 Approx. 7.4 km (Approx. 2 h 28 min) Approx. 4.7 km (Approx. 1 h 14 min) Approx. 1.5 km Line (Approx. 30 min) Ichinoseki IC Approx. 0.3 km Approx. 0.9 km Approx. 0.4 km 一関 IC Ichinoseki Central to South (Approx. 6 min) (Approx. 18 min) (Approx. 8 min) 一関 ※DISTANCES, TIMES AND ELEVATIONS ARE ESTIMATES FOR YOUR REFERENCE ONLY. Kesennuma Ofunato Section 気仙沼 JR Kesennuma Goishi Coast Trail Markers Ofunato City HIKING THE MICHINOKU COASTAL TRAIL y e Line (BRT) a n w i Average Temperature and Precipitaion L 碁石海岸 ss Choose a course that fits you. Imagine the whole route. n The Michinoku Coastal Trail is marked with re i 30.0 400.0 Godochosha No. 5, Kasumigaseki 1-2-2, p a Decide which part of the trail you will hike First, plan how to get to your starting point, and x M Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8975, Japan. E stickers, posts, and signboards which have u 350.0 Tel: +81-(0)3-3581-3351 u k 25.0 based on your stamina and experience, consider the distance of the whole route and k o o h this logo on them to help hikers stay on the h o 300.0 the length of the route, and altitude the time required for it.
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