Takata Matsubara
高田松原
A coastal pine grove and memorial site featuring a single tree that survived the 2011 tsunami disaster.
What it is
- A coastal pine grove and nationally designated Place of Scenic Beauty in Iwate Prefecture.
- A site originally planted in 1667 by merchant Kanno Mokusunosuke along Hirota Bay.
- Part of the Sanriku Fukko National Park dedicated to recovery and remembrance.
- A reforestation project where volunteers have planted forty thousand new pine seedlings.
What to see
- The Miracle Lone Pine preserved with a metal core after the 2011 tsunami.
- The Iwate TSUNAMI Memorial Museum located within the surrounding park grounds.
- A Pacific coast beach that reopened for swimming in July 2021.
- Thousands of young pine trees growing to replace the seventy thousand lost trees.
When to go
- Summer months for swimming at the beach starting in July.
- Daylight hours to view the memorial tree and visit the museum.
Getting there
- A ten-minute walk from the Miracle Lone Pine Station.
Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.
Where it is
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