This map is a reproduction of the 1:25,000 Scale Topography Map published by the Geospatial information Authority of Japan. （Authorized Number : 平30情使、第72-GISMAP40850号） JR Ominato Line Ominato JR JR Ominato Line Ominato JR Michinoku Coastal Trail South Fudai to Tanohata to North Iwaizumi Section ■From Fudai Station to Tanohata Station: Two Day Course（Distance：Approx. 26km） JR Tsugaru Line 4 Nedali Beach Nature Trail 7 Anmoura Viewpoint 10 Kitayamazaki Viewpoint 13 Manually-dug Tunnel 16 Tsunami Monument: This path leads you under cliffs to the sound of the From this viewpoint on top of Kurosaki at Kitayamazaki is the most highly acclaimed of the Aketo Seawall Noheji Bay The most unique point about the “Sea Alps” section South Fudai to Tanohata to North Iwaizumi ocean waves, and is stunning even for the Michi- exactly 40 degrees latitude, you can look coastal cliffs shaped by erosion, which are the reason of the Michinoku Coastal Trail is the course goes The Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami of 2011 Aomori Bay South Fudai to Tanohata to noku Coastal Trail. Fold patterns on the rocky down at Anmoura Falls, the tallest waterfall why the Sanriku Fukko National Park was established. along the sealine under the cliffs whenever possible. was also very destructive to Tanohata Village. There was Section surface of the cliffs fringed with Japanese red pine in Iwate Prefecture, tumbling down and past Its local nickname is the “Alps of the Sea. The continu- Shin-Aomori Aomori What’s more, along the Tanohata Village course, a lush green tide protection forest and campground on Noheji North Iwaizumi Section forest, deep and clear sea with undulating the enormous cliff to the south. This is a ous line of enormous cliffs are an overwhelming sight tunnels have been dug through the cliffs where the inland side of the Aketo Coast seawall, but the trees Michinoku wakame and konbu seaweed, drilled tunnels, falls short side trip from the trail route, but it’s either from the viewpoint on the cliffs, or from the they jut out into the ocean. One of the great things and the buildings were carried away leaving only two Aomori Lake Expressway Toll Road A Ogawara tumbling from cliffs: the beauty of the Michinoku more than worth a look. trail below. Kitayamazaki in the glow of the morning about this trail is it’s filled with adventures, Japanese red pines behind. So that people will not o ohoku S i T hinkans m Sanriku Fukko Nationa Park Coastal Trail concentrated into a mere 400 meters. sun is one of the best views in Japan. like these tunnels. forget the danger of tsunamis even after years pass from en L o Aomori Airport ine ri The inside of the the disaster, the broken seawall was left as it was and Aomori Airport Ra Trail Route Toll Road Shichinohe-Towada ilw Misawa Airport tunnels are pitch black, developed so that people can view the site. ay so bring a headlamp. Kabushima Island Toll Road Hachinohe Hon-Hachinohe Hachinohe Tanesashi Kaigan Information Center Lake Hashikami Towada Aoimori Railway Hirono Tohoku Expressway Mt. Hashikamidake 1st Day 2nd Day Fudai Station 3 Otanabe Seawall 7 Anmoura Viewpoint 9 Kitayamazaki Visitor Center 10 Kitayamazaki Viewpoint 12 Ladder 15 Rikuchubentenzaki Lighthouse 20 Raga Tsunami Rock Tanohata Station 21 Tnohata Station JR Ou Main Line Ninohe Kunohe IC Kuji JR Hachinohe 6 Kokumin Shukusha Kurosaki-so 8 Kurosaki Auto Campground 11 Beech Forest 13 Manually-dug 19 Hotel Ragaso Line Tunnel 18 Hiraname Coast Expressway Kuji 2 Fudai Beach 5 Kurosaki Viewpoint 14 Tsukuehama Banyagun/ Kosode Coast Sappa Boat Adventures 16 Tsunami Monument: 1 Fudai 4 Nedali BeachFudai StationNature Trail Aketo Seawall xy Floodgate 17 Aketo Campground Hachinohe a l y a a Rikuchu-Noda Noda to North Fudai G Ashiro JCT w l http://tohoku.env.go.jp/mct/english/ i e a t a a a R R Horinai Approx. 1.7 km Approx. 3.2 km Approx. 9.1 km Approx. 3.4 km Approx. 2.4 km w w I JR Hanawa I Fudai Approx. 1.2 km Approx. 0.4 km Distances and elevations are estimates for your reference only. Approx. 0.2 km Approx. 1.1 km Approx. 1.0 km Approx. 0.9 km Approx. 0.6 km Approx. 0.8 km Line e South Fudai to Tanohata Trail Headquarters n i Natori Trail Center ・・・022-398-6181 L to North Iwaizumi Tanohata Kitayamazaki Cliffs n Kitayamazaki Visitor Center ■From Tanohata Station to Unosu Cliffs: Half Day Course（Distance：Approx. 7.8km） e Sanriku Railway Emergency Services (24/7/365) s n Riasu Line a Police (Traffic Accident/Crime) ・・・110 k 22 25 n Haipe Coast/ Tsunami Boulder KitayamazakiKitayamazaki CliffsCliffs CruiseCruise BoatsBoats 28 Unosu Cliffs i Police English Service ・・・03-3501-0110 h South Iwaizumi S Iwaizumi-Omoto to North Miyako 2223 Koikorobe Coast See another face of Kitayamazaki, by viewing the row of giant These giant cliffs are comparable with those at Kitaya- Fire Station (Fire/Ambulance) ・・・119 u Headlamps are needed k o cliffs from the sea. Depart from tranquil Shimanokoshi Harbor, mazaki, but compared to Kitayamazaki’s elaborate h The name for this small peninsula, “Haipe Koiko- o pass around Bentenzaki and the sea completely changes into combination of capes and caves, the Unosu Cliffs tower for the tunnels Tourist Information T robe,” is from the Ainu language. A geologic JNTO (Japan National Tourist Organization) Lake Jodogahama Beach feature called the Miyako group is exposed here: a thrilling scene: rough waves from the open sea crashing vertically from the sea, and the sense of height looking Telephone Inquiry Service (nationwide number) Tazawa Morioka IC Jodogahama Visitor Center against the giant cliffs. Ospreys sometimes nest on the tops of down from the cliffs is greater than Kitayamazaki. The Morioka North to Central this area is known for producing many Cretaceous 9 am to 5 pm daily ・・・03-3201-333 n the rocks thrust out into the sea because they are hard to top of these magnificent cliffs are wide and flat. The Kitayamazaki Visitor Center ・・・0194-33-3248 e JR Taza Miyako period fossils. A giant boulder that was moved by s wako Line reach by predators, and you can see them flying nearby. walking path between beautiful Japanese red pines is About tides: Kuji Area Tourism Council ・・・0194-53-5756 n Morioka Minami IC JR Yamada Line Miyako the 2011 tsunami lies on its side on the coast, ka (Cruise boats run late April to early November) also lovely. Iwate/Morioka Regional Tourist Information Center in Line vividly showing the threat of tsunamis. some places aren’t Sh 9 am to 17:30 pm daily except Dec. 31st to Jan 2nd. ・・019-625-2090 ta i South Miyako Morioka Tourist Information Center k passable during high tide A 9 am to 7 pm daily except second Tuesday of month and Dec. 29th to Jan. 3rd. Sanriku Railway or high waves. ・・・019-604-3305 Riasu Line 2625 Todogasaki Place of Origin for Sanhei Uprising Plan your trip according Railway In the late Edo period, the Nanbu Morioka Domain was strug- JR East Info Line ・・・050-2016-1603 gling economically and imposed a hefty temporary tax on the to tide predictions. (English/Korean/Chinese languages are available) Yamada masses. The public couldn’t tolerate the tax and revolted twice Sanriku Railway ・・・0193-62-8900 Iwate Hanamaki Airport to call for governmental reform. This was called the “Sanhei Hanamaki Kamaishi Bus Expressway Kirikiri Coast Uprising.” Sanhei was the name for what is now the northeast JR Bus Tohoku Morioka Branch ・・・019-604-2211 J Tono coast of Iwate prefecture. The uprising that happened in Koka Be careful of falling rocks Northern Iwate Transportation inc. 019-641-1212 R ・・ K Otsuchi JR Kitakami a 4 (1847) was said to have been started by Be Yago of Kiriushi, m ne when passing under cliffs. Taxis a i Li Kamaishi Tanohata Village, so this place is said to be the place of origin Akita Expressway Kitakami i sh Fudai Taxi ・・・0194-35-2626 of the Sanhei Uprising. Tanohata Kanko Taxi ・・・0194-33-2121 Toni Tanohata Kotsu ・・・0194-33-3121 Kamaishi Half Day Mizusawa IC Tanohata Station 27 Yoshihama 22 Haipe Coast/ Tsunami Boulder 23 Koikorobe Coast 25 Kitayamazaki Cliffs Cruise Boats 26 Place of Origin for Sanhei Uprising Unosu Park Sanriku 21 Tanohata Station JR Ofunato 28 Unosu Cliffs Line (BRT) Sakari Ofunato Koishihama 24 Shimanokoshi Station Ryori Use taxi to return to station North to Central Ofunato from Unosu Park Goishi Coast Gosihi Coast Information Center JR Ofunato Central to South Ofunato Ichinoseki IC Ichinoseki Line Kesennuma Rikuzentakata Approx. 0.7 km Approx. 1.8 km Approx. 0.4 km Approx. 0.4 km Approx. 2.3 km Approx. 2.2 km Godochosha No. 5, Kasumigaseki 1-2-2, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8975, Japan. JR Kesennuma Distances and elevations are estimates for your reference only. Line (BRT) North Kesennuma Tel: +81-(0)3-3581-3351 Wakayanagi Kannari IC Kesennuma Oshima Island South Kesennuma Fudai Village HIKING THE MICHINOKU COASTAL TRAIL JR Rikuu Trail Markers East Line The Michinoku Coastal Trail is marked with stickers, posts, and signboards Average Temperature and Precipitation Choose a course that fits you. Imagine the whole route. Shizugawa IC Minamisanriku which have this logo on them to help hikers stay on the correct route. 30.0 400.0 Decide which part of the trail you will hike First, plan how to get to your starting point, and ABOUT THE MICHINOKU COASTAL TRAIL 25.0 350.0 ) s Minamisanriku Marine Visitor Center ) based on your stamina and experience, consider the distance of the whole route and Yanaizu You can rest easy if you see them while hiking the trail.