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

Reports open in Phase 2

Next scheduled check

24 Dec 2026

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A short summary made from the official facts below. Check the rows for details.

Getting there: Train / Bus / Car
Admission: Paid (see the price below)
Closing days: Has closing days (see below)

Before you go

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Opening hours

9:30-17:00 (last entry 16:30).

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a local government page

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 a local government page

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 a local government page

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 a local government page

Parking

Free car park for 50 cars.

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a local government page

Not yet confirmed

Payment, Accessibility

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/

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Crowds

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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 a local government page

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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.