Rikuzentakata, Iwate / 東日本大震災津波伝承館 いわてTSUNAMIメモリアル
Iwate Tsunami Memorial Museum
A free museum opened in 2019 in the Takata-Matsubara memorial park to pass on the facts and lessons of the Great East Japan Earthquake tsunami and show the recovery; nearby stands the "miracle pine" that survived.
Last official check
25 Sept 2026
Traveler reports
0
Reports open in Phase 2
Next scheduled check
24 Dec 2026
Before you go
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- Opening hours
9:00-17:00 (last entry 16:30).
Checked 25 Sept 2026 on the official site- Closed
Closed December 29 - January 3, and occasionally for maintenance.
Checked 25 Sept 2026 on the official site- Admission
Free.
Checked 25 Sept 2026 on the official site- Getting there
7 min by car from Rikuzentakata-Osabe IC, or 75 min from Ichinoseki IC.
Checked 25 Sept 2026 on the official site- Parking
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Address: Rikuzentakata, Iwate (Japanese address: 岩手県陸前高田市気仙町土手影180 高田松原津波復興祈念公園内)
Official site: https://iwatetabi.jp/spots/60667/
Location
Smaller pins are other spots nearby.
Nearby spots
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Crowds
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- Latest traveler report
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Traveler crowd data by time of day appears after 5 traveler reports (0 so far).
Visiting respectfully
- Local etiquetteThe Takata-Matsubara shore once had tens of thousands of pines over 2 km, some over 300 years old, swept away in the tsunami. The one pine that survived is preserved as a monument and symbol of recovery.Checked 25 Sept 2026 on the official site
Verification log
- 25 Sept 2026First check · Tourism board · https://iwatetabi.jp/spots/60667/Hours, closing days, access, address and coordinates read from a tourism organization's site.