Iwate Tsunami Memorial Museum
Iwate Tsunami Memorial Museum is a museum in Rikuzentakata, Iwate. Iwate Tsunami Memorial Museum is situated nearby to Takatamatsubara Tsunami Reconstruction Memorial Park, as well as near the bus station Kiseki no Ippon Matsu.Photo: Yasu, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Opening hours: 9:00 AM—5:00 PM
- Email: aj0006@pref.iwate.jp
- Type: Museum
- Description: tsunami museum in Rikuzentakata, Iwate, Japan
- Address: 字土手影180, 陸前高田市, 岩手県 029-2204
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kiseki-no-Ippon-Matsu (Miracle Pine) and Takatamatsubara Tsunami Reconstruction Memorial Park.
Kiseki-no-Ippon-Matsu (Miracle Pine)
Railway station
Photo: 緒方 英二, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kiseki-no-Ippon-Matsu (Miracle Pine) is a railway station.
Lake Furukawanuma
Pond
Lake Furukawanuma was a lake that existed in Rikuzentakata, Iwate, Japan until March 11, 2011, the day of the 2011 Tohoku earthquake. The sand wall between the lake and sea was destroyed by the subsequent tsunami, making the lake part of the sea. Lake Furukawanuma is situated 570 metres east of Iwate Tsunami Memorial Museum.
Iwate Tsunami Memorial Museum
- Categories: tsunami museum, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Rikuzentakata, Iwate, Tohoku, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
39.00731° or 39° 0′ 26″ northLongitude
141.62731° or 141° 37′ 38″ eastOperator
岩手県Open location code
8RF32J4G+WWOpenStreetMap ID
node 8244615853OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q109254635
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Japanese—“Iwate Tsunami Memorial Museum” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “İvate Sunami Memorial Muzeyi”
- Chinese: “東日本大震災海嘯傳承館”
- Japanese: “いわてTSUNAMIメモリアル”
- Japanese: “東日本大震災津波伝承館”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kiseki no Ippon Matsu and タピック45.
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