High in the hills above Kesennuma, this local art museum houses the largest collection of photographs and artefacts in existence relating to the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami. A comprehensive booklet containing an English translation of each exhibit is available. The sheer volume and nature of the collection is a little overwhelming.
RIAS Ark Museum of Art
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Established in AD 850 by the priest Ennin, the 颁丑奴蝉辞苍-箩颈 complex was expanded by the 艑shu Fujiwara family in the 12th century. A total of 300 buildings鈥
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Gilded and gleaming up to its eaves, with elaborate lacquerwork and mother-of-pearl inlay throughout, the 碍辞苍箩颈办颈-诲艒, in the Chuson-ji complex, was at the鈥
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More than 70,000 pine trees lined the coastline around Rikuzen-takata until 2011, when all but one were destroyed in the tsunami. That tree, known as the鈥
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Established by the priest Ennin in AD 850 at the same time as 颁丑奴蝉辞苍-箩颈, 惭艒迟蝉奴-箩颈 was once T艒hoku鈥檚 largest and grandest temple complex. The buildings are鈥
Minami-Sanriku Crisis Management Centre
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The steel shell is all that remains of this three-storey building, standing alone in what once was central Minami-Sanriku. It has been preserved by the鈥
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More than 70,000 pine trees lined the coastline around Rikuzen-takata until 2011, when all but one were destroyed in the tsunami. That tree, known as the鈥
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This 6km scenic stretch of rocky coastline and picturesque beaches around 艑funato is home to a number of geological attractions, including Ranboya Gorge,鈥
3. Minami-Sanriku Crisis Management Centre
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The steel shell is all that remains of this three-storey building, standing alone in what once was central Minami-Sanriku. It has been preserved by the鈥
4. Hiraizumi Cultural Heritage Center
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This modest, friendly museum charts Hiraizumi's rise and fall through visual displays and artefacts, with English explanations throughout.
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Established by the priest Ennin in AD 850 at the same time as 颁丑奴蝉辞苍-箩颈, 惭艒迟蝉奴-箩颈 was once T艒hoku鈥檚 largest and grandest temple complex. The buildings are鈥
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Gilded and gleaming up to its eaves, with elaborate lacquerwork and mother-of-pearl inlay throughout, the 碍辞苍箩颈办颈-诲艒, in the Chuson-ji complex, was at the鈥
25.62 MILES
Established in AD 850 by the priest Ennin, the 颁丑奴蝉辞苍-箩颈 complex was expanded by the 艑shu Fujiwara family in the 12th century. A total of 300 buildings鈥
25.64 MILES
One of only two original constructions remaining on the 颁丑奴蝉辞苍-箩颈 site, this understated building guarded by Kishi Monju Bosatsu and Four Attendants鈥