Minamisanriku Memorial Park of Earthquake Disaster

What it is

• A park in Minamisanriku Town, Miyagi Prefecture.
• Mourns victims of the 2011 earthquake disaster.
• Preserves memories and lessons of the disaster.
• Opened in October 2020 on a former urban area.

What to see

• Former Minamisanriku Town Disaster Prevention Headquarters Building.
• Prayer Hill, a mound within the park.
• Monument on Prayer Hill lists 804 victims.
• Chūbashi bridge designed by Kengo Kuma.
• Chūbashi bridge uses local cedar from Minamisanriku.

Getting there

• Accessible via Shizugawa Station.
• Shizugawa Station is on the Kesennuma Line BRT.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.