Ruins of the Great
East Japan Earthquake:
Sendai Arahama Elementary
School
It was this school building that saved the lives of approximately 320 local adults and children when the Great East Japan Earthquake struck; the building opened to the public as a reminder of the quake on April 30, 2017. The quake-stricken school is the first such building to be opened full-time as a reminder of the Great East Japan Earthquake. Here you can see the damaged school building in its unchanged form, as well as large photos and documentary films showing how it looked at the time.
View scenic routes that include this spot
Journey from Tokyo Along the Joban Line and Witness the Recovery from the Great East Japan Earthquake
More Information about Ruins of the Great
East Japan Earthquake:
Sendai Arahama Elementary
School
Street address
- 32-1 Shinborihata, Arahama, Wakabayashi-ku, Sendai City
Access
- Kyu Arahama Shogakko Mae Sendai Municipal bus stop
Opening Hours
- Weekdays and holidays
10:00 to 16:00
Closed
- Mondays (or the following day if Monday is a national holiday)
The day after a holiday, the second and fourth Thursday of the month, New Year's holiday
Best season
- -
Point
update: Sep.3.2024

Spots around
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SENDAI Tourist Information Desk
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Urakasumi Sake Brewery
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Sendai Umino-Mori Aquarium/Mitsui Outlet Park
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Johgi Nyorai
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Sendai Mediatheque
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Sendai Station
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Tsukihama Public Beach (Fishing Experience)
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Matsushima Islands Area
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Otaka-Mori
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Hitome Senbonzakura (1,000 Sakura trees at a glance)
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Sendai City Museum
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Discovery Center
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Loople Sendai
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Shiogama Shrine/Shiwahiko Shrine
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Site of Sendai Castle
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Jozenji-dori Ave.
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Yamadera(Risshaku-ji Temple)
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Naruko Onsen Hot Springs
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Bar hopping in Iroha Yokocho
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Sendai-Izumi Premium Outlets
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Matsushima Islands Area
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Downtown Sendai City
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Sushitetsu
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Oshu Kaido Street Umen Bansho (Shiroishi Umen)
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Kataribe taxi
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Osaki Hachimangu Shrine
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Zao Fox Village
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Miyagi Zao Tour of Juhyo, Ice Monster
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Yunushi Ichijo Ryokan
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Kirin Brewery Sendai
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Matsushima Sightseeing Cruise
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Sendai 3/11 Memorial Community Center
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Sendai Daikannon
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Naruko-kyo Gorge
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Zao Okama crater lake
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The Nikka Whisky Sendai Factory Miyagikyo Distillery
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Yajiro Kokeshi Village
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Kokubuncho Yokocho (Alleyways of Kokubuncho District)
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Akiu Onsenkyo Hot Springs (Akiu Otaki Falls, Rairai-kyo Gorge)
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Akiu Kogei no Sato (Akiu Craft Park)
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Ishinomori Manga Museum
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Zuihoden Mausoleum
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Shiroishi Castle / Sumaru Yashiki (House)
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Sendai Station
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Shiogama Seafood Wholesale Market
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Accommodation in Oku-Matsushima
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Sagakei Gorge
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Abe Kamaboko-ten Main Store - Specialists in Kamaboko (steamed seasoned fish paste)