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program 01　Ishinomaki City

Within Ishinomaki City

In Ishinomaki, various organizations introduce the disaster and progress towards recovery with various perspectives and expertise.

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Available BOSAI Contents

• Learning About the Disaster in Ishinomaki (walking tour)
• Learning About the Disaster in Ishinomaki (tour with vehicle)
• 2.0 Excursion
• Ishinomaki Narrator Guide Tour

program 02　Ishinomaki City

Ogatsu Rose Factory Garden

"Ogatsu Tale of Flowers" began as a project by local residents who experienced the disaster to help the Ogatsu neighborhood of Ishinomaki recover from the enormous 3.11 tsunami through "the power of flowers and greenery." Examples of our projects are fundraising to green the disaster area and supporting disaster affected people, disaster preparedness education, supporting volunteer activities, offering educational courses regarding the Ogatsu ecosystem of forests, rivers and ocean. As a part of projects, we established the Ogatsu Environmental Education Center which promotes Education for sustainable Development (ESD) with integration of local revitalization, and also engage in hands-on workshops and seminars, organized by the newly established project department.

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Available BOSAI Contents

• [Disaster Preparedness Education 1] Learning about the meaning of the 10-meter Giant Tsunami Warning and the Characteristics of a Tsunami Influenced by the Terrain (including the on-site guidance).

program 03　Minamisanriku Town

Minamisanriku Marine Visitor Center

Opened Nov. 2017. Provides information related to the Sanriku Fukko National Park and the nearby area. While working to preserve the area's natural resources, this facility offers nature experiences, and puts on hands-on programs related to the interconnected forests, villages, rivers, and ocean.

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Available BOSAI Contents

• [On-site Tour] "The Limits of Assumption and the Response to the Unexpected - Considering the Power of Humans for Disaster Preparedness -"

program 04　Kesennuma City

Rias Ark Museum

In Kesennuma, an area affected by multiple tsunamis in past centuries, what kind of local culture needs to be created to mitigate future disasters? Exhibits and explanations consider communal challenges with areas free from natural disasters.

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Available BOSAI Contents

• Permanent Exhibition: Tour and explanation by the curators of “Records of the Great East Japan Earthquake and History of Tsunami Disasters”. Permanent Exhibition: Tour and explanation by the curators of “Hakobune Nikki” (Ark Diary) – the history, folklore, and lifestyle of the Kesennuma area.

program 05　Kesennuma City

Umi no Ichi Market

Stores and restaurants selling seafood, marine products, and more, that was landed at Kesennuma Port. Includes a tourism information center, and Japan's only shark museum, the "Shark Museum." Inside the museum is a "recovery theater" which shows a 15-minute long video showing the disaster, recovery and road to the future from the perspective of residents.

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Available BOSAI Contents

• A Storytellers Guided Tour about the Great East Japan Earthquake
• Earthquake Disaster Recovery Kataribe (Narrator) Guide