The Minamihama area, the location of the Ishinomaki Minamihama Tsunami Memorial Park and Miyagi 3.11 Tsunami Disaster Memorial Museum, is situated at the mouth of the former Kitakami River in the southern part of Ishinomaki City. Prior to the Great East Japan Earthquake, it was a residential area with approximately 1,800 households and 4,500 people. In the natural disaster, more than 500 residents died as a result of the earthquake, tsunami, fire, or land subsidence.
The Ishinomaki Minamihama Tsunami Memorial Park was established through the cooperation of the national government, Miyagi Prefecture, and Ishinomaki City. It is a place of mourning and requiem for all whose lives were lost in the disaster and serves as a center for passing on the memories and lessons of the disaster to future generations. In addition to the Miyagi 3.11 Tsunami Disaster Memorial Museum, Memorial Circle, Prayer Space, and Ishinomaki City Memorial Monument, the park features a signboard that says, “Ganbaro! Ishinomaki” (“Hang in there, Ishinomaki!”), which was created just one month after the tsunami and is now in its third iteration. The signboard is a symbol of resilience that offers a message of support and encouragement to the people of Ishinomaki.

Languages available: English, Chinese (simplified)
• Leaflets are available in English and Chinese (simplified).
• There is an English signboard (scan QR code).
• There is a signboard that can be switched between English and Chinese (simplified) (scan QR code).