The Miyagi 3.11 Tsunami Disaster Memorial Museum, located at Ishinomaki Minamihama Tsunami Memorial Park, is based on the concept of “a place to pass down our memories to the future in order to protect precious lives.”
The building is circular, with an indoor diameter of 40 meters and a scattering of slender columns constructed and arranged to support the roof. It is designed so that when pine trees planted around the building grow, a continuous inside-outside space will be realized. Transparent glass walls allow for a panoramic view, including Mt. Hiyori, Zenkaida-Inari Shrine, the Kadonowaki Elementary School Ruins, Memorial Circle, and the swirling smoke from Nippon Paper Industries’ plant chimneys. The roof on the north side, the highest point of the building, stands at 6.9 meters, the height of the tsunami at its peak when it struck this area.
We also provide information on the earthquake disaster and lessons for protecting precious lives from tsunami using panels and videos, including videos that make it clear that running away is the only way to save your life from a tsunami through actual tsunami footage and messages from disaster victims as well as an introduction to earthquake disaster memorial facilities and disaster storyteller groups in Miyagi Prefecture and efforts involved in regional reconstruction in the wake of the earthquake disaster. (Video appearances: 90 people from 79 groups)

Languages available: English, Chinese (simplified), Chinese (traditional), Korean
• Leaflets are available in English, Chinese (simplified), Chinese (traditional), and Korean.
• Some information panels can be switched to English, Chinese (simplified) Chinese (traditional), or Korean (scan QR code).