AreaSendai
Sendai 3.11 Memorial Community Center
せんだい3.11メモリアル交流館 | Sendai 3.11 Memorial Community Center
Confront the legacy of the 2011 tsunami in a neighborhood still rebuilding
Photo by Miyagi Prefecture
AreaSendai
せんだい3.11メモリアル交流館 | Sendai 3.11 Memorial Community Center
Confront the legacy of the 2011 tsunami in a neighborhood still rebuilding
Photo by Miyagi Prefecture
Photo by Miyagi Prefecture
Photo by SENDAI 3.11 MEMORIAL COMMUNITY CENTER
Photo by SENDAI 3.11 MEMORIAL COMMUNITY CENTER
The 3.11 Memorial Community Center is located inside Arai Station. It’s a great place to learn about how the March 2011 disaster impacted life in Sendai’s coastal suburbs. On the first floor is a community space housing a wooden topographic map, books, and slideshows that give a clear overview of the damage. The second floor houses a permanent exhibition of photos and a timeline chronicling the March 2011 disasters and the progress of the recovery. There is a full explanation of the exhibition in English and a docent on hand to answer questions (in Japanese only). A rooftop garden offers visitors a perch from which to observe the neighborhood’s recovery taking shape.
Sendai
ADDRESS
85-4 Aza-Kutsugata, Arai, Wakabayashi-ku, Sendai-shi
ACCESS BY PUBLIC TRANSIT
At Arai Station (Sendai Subway Tozai Line)
ADMISSION
Free
LANGUAGES
Limited English
HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE
Yes
HOURS
10:00–17:00
CLOSED DAYS
Mondays (open if Monday is a public holiday)
The day after public holidays (except Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays) and New Year's holiday period
PHONE
022-390-9022