Kesennuma, Miyagi / リアス・アーク美術館
Rias Ark Museum of Art
Kesennuma's city art museum, with a permanent exhibition recording the Great East Japan Earthquake and the history of tsunami disasters.
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
9:30-17:00 (last entry 16:30).
Checked 25 Sept 2026 on the official site- Closed
Mondays, Tuesdays and the day after a public holiday (except weekends); when Monday is a substitute holiday, the Wednesday of that week. See the annual calendar.
Checked 25 Sept 2026 on the official site- Admission
Entry to the building is free. Permanent exhibition: adults 700 yen, university/college students 600 yen, high school 500 yen, elementary and junior high 350 yen (100 yen off each for groups of 20+). Special exhibitions vary.
Checked 25 Sept 2026 on the official site- Getting there
About 20 min by taxi from Kesennuma Station. By car about 60 km from Ichinoseki IC via Route 284, about 120 km from Sendai Station via Route 45, or about 70 km from Ishinomaki via the Sanriku Expressway. There is currently no bus route the museum can recommend.
Checked 25 Sept 2026 on the official site- Parking
Free car park for 50 cars.
Checked 25 Sept 2026 on the official site- Payment
Not checked yet — we have not confirmed this on an official source yet. Check with the spot before you go.
- Accessibility
Not checked yet — we have not confirmed this on an official source yet. Check with the spot before you go.
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Address: 138-5 Akaiwa Makisawa, Kesennuma, Miyagi
Official site: https://www.kesennuma.miyagi.jp/riasark/
Location
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Nearby spots
- No photo yetKesennuma Umi-no-Ichi (seafood market and Shark Museum)Miyagi3 km away (straight line)
- No photo yetIwate Tsunami Memorial MuseumIwate16 km away (straight line)
- No photo yetMinamisanriku Sun Sun Shopping VillageMiyagi24 km away (straight line)
Distances are straight-line distances, not travel distances. Some locations are approximate, so treat these distances as a rough guide.
Crowds
- Crowd level
Not checked yet — no official source yet, and not enough traveler reports.
- Best time to visit
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- Peak time
Not checked yet — no official source yet, and not enough traveler reports.
- Busiest days
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- Busiest season
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- Latest traveler report
- None yet
A renovation project (air conditioning, lighting, energy efficiency) is planned, running until Mar 31, 2029. The pages checked do not say whether or when the museum will close; check before you go.Checked 25 Sept 2026 on the official site
Traveler crowd data by time of day appears after 5 traveler reports (0 so far).
Verification log
- 25 Sept 2026First check · Local government · https://www.kesennuma.miyagi.jp/riasark/Hours, closing days and address read from the museum's site (Kesennuma City).
- 25 Sept 2026First check · Local government · https://www.kesennuma.miyagi.jp/riasark/010/030/20251127153451.htmlEntry, admission and free parking read from the museum's fees page.
- 25 Sept 2026First check · Local government · https://www.kesennuma.miyagi.jp/riasark/010/010/20251127153335.htmlAccess, parking, bus information and coordinates read from the museum's access page (updated 2026-02-13).
- 25 Sept 2026First check · Local government · https://www.kesennuma.miyagi.jp/riasark/notice/2026/0730/20260730114044.htmlRenovation plan read from the city's tender notice (updated 2026-08-05). It does not say whether the museum will close.