Miyagi 3.11 Tsunami Disaster Memorial Museum, Tsunami memorial museum in Ishinomaki Minamihama, Japan.
The museum is a circular building with transparent glass walls that frame Mount Hiyori and a nearby shrine within its 40-meter diameter interior. Inside, it holds exhibits about the wave and its effects on the region, with educational materials and survivor testimonies displayed throughout.
The museum was created to remember the March 11, 2011 wave that struck Japan's northeastern coast and devastated many communities. It stands as a symbol of remembrance and recovery for the affected region.
The museum documents how the community rebuilt itself after the disaster and how people today live with this history. Visitors can read personal accounts from survivors and see how the place became important for healing and remembrance.
The museum is about 10 minutes by car from JR Ishinomaki Station and is best reached by vehicle. Information panels, leaflets, and QR code translations are available in English, Chinese, and Korean throughout the space.
The museum's roof reaches exactly 6.9 meters high, matching the exact height of the wave that struck this location. This intentional design detail makes the scale of the disaster immediately felt when you look at the building.
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