Kesennuma City Memorial Museum
Kesennuma City Memorial Museum is a museum in Kesennuma, Miyagi. Kesennuma City Memorial Museum is situated nearby to 気仙沼市パークゴルフ場, as well as near 地福寺.Photo: Yasu, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Yasu, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Opening hours: 9:30 AM—4:00 PM
- Email: info@kesennuma-memorial.jp
- Type: Museum
- Description: Disaster memorial museum in Kesennuma, Miyagi, dedicated to the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake
- Also known as: “Former Kesennuma Kōyō High School Building”, “Ruins of the Great East Japan Earthquake Kesennuma City Memorial Museum”, and “旧気仙沼向洋高校”
- Address: 9, 気仙沼市, 宮城県 988-0246
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sanriku Fukko National Park and Rikuzen-Hashikami Station.
Sanriku Fukko National Park
Park
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Sanriku Fukkō National Park is a national park extending along the Sanriku Coast of Japan from Hachinohe in Aomori Prefecture through Iwate Prefecture to Kesennuma in Miyagi Prefecture. Sanriku Fukko National Park is situated 1 km east of Kesennuma City Memorial Museum.
Rikuzen-Hashikami Station
Bus stop
Photo: Mutimaro, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rikuzen-Hashikami Station was a JR East railway station located in the city of Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. The station was damaged by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami; however services have now been replaced by a provisional bus rapid transit line. Rikuzen-Hashikami Station is situated 1¼ km northwest of Kesennuma City Memorial Museum.
Miyagi Prefecture Kesennuma Koyo High School
School
Photo: Yasu, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Miyagi Prefecture Kesennuma Koyo High School is situated 1½ km west of Kesennuma City Memorial Museum.
Kesennuma City Memorial Museum
- Categories: memorial museum, earthquake disaster remains, former school building, tsunami museum, tourism, historic site, and tourist attraction
- Location: Kesennuma, Miyagi, Tohoku, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
38.83144° or 38° 49′ 53″ northLongitude
141.59146° or 141° 35′ 29″ eastOpen location code
8RC3RHJR+HHOpenStreetMap ID
way 761169347OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q105944997
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Korean—“Kesennuma City Memorial Museum” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Böyük Şərqi Yaponiya Zəlzələsinin Dağıntıları Kesennuma Şəhər Memorial Muzeyi”
- Japanese: “Higashinihon Daishinsai Iko Denshokan”
- Japanese: “東日本大震災遺構・伝承館”
- Japanese: “気仙沼向洋高校旧校舎”
- Japanese: “気仙沼市 東日本大震災遺構･伝承館”
- Japanese: “気仙沼市東日本大震災遺構・伝承館”
- Korean: “게센누마시 동일본 대지진 유구·전승관”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include 気仙沼市パークゴルフ場 and 地福寺.
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