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5)Learning the beauty and the destructiveness of nature through GEO to achieve successful disaster preparedness and risk reduction [(1) Kesennuma City - (2) Kurihara City - (3) Zao Town] Course

Learning about both the beauty and the destructiveness of nature through GEO to further understand disaster preparedness and risk reduction. The key to successful disaster preparedness lies in understanding the variety and the mechanism of disasters as well as different characteristics of different regions and topographical features. A program where participants learn about the nature in inland areas and coastal areas.

Estimated amount of time required for tour course by bus: 12 hours (excluding optional sightseeing)

ジオを通して自然の美しさや怖さを知り、防災・減災へと繋げる【(1)気仙沼市→(2)栗原市→(3)蔵王町】コース

program 01 Kesennuma City

Sanriku Reconstruction National Park / Karakuwa Peninsula

Sanriku Reconstruction National Park / Karakuwa Peninsula

Learning about the lessons from tsunamis and disasters at Sanriku Reconstruction National Park - Karakuwa Peninsula's rias coastline.

Tour OptionsKurihara and Tome

Meiji Village Museum of Miyagi

TEL:0220-52-5566
Business hours:9:00~17:00
Regular holiday:New Year's holiday
Access:About 4 minutes from Tome Interchange of Sanriku Highway.
From Sendai Station, take the express bus (Toyoma General Branch Office) and get off at Toyoma Meiji Village.
1 hour 40 minutes by express bus.
Access from Program 1:1 hour 30 minutes by car.

Meiji Village Museum of Miyagi

Shotaro Ishinomori Memorial Museum

TEL:0220-35-1099
Business hours:9:30~17:00
Regular holiday:Every Monday New Year's Holiday
Admission fees:Adults 500 yen/ Junior and Senior High School Students 300 yen/ Elementary School Students 100 yen
Access:From the Wakayanagi Kanari Interchange, travel east on Prefectural Route 4 to Ishikoshi-machi, Tome City and then south to Nakata-machi on Route 4.
Access from Program 1:1 hour 35 minutes by car.

Shotaro Ishinomori Memorial Museum

Lake Izunama-Uchinuma Sanctuary Center

TEL:0228-33-2216
Business hours:9:00~16:30
Regular holiday:Every Monday
Admission fees:free
Access:10 minutes from Kurikomakogen Station by car.
15 minutes from Tsukidate Interchange by car
Access from Program 1:1 hour 50 minutes by car.

Lake Izunama-Uchinuma Sanctuary Center

program 02 Kurihara City

Kurikoma Mountain Range GEO Tour

Kurikoma Mountain Range GEO Tour

Passing the memories and experiences of the past disasters (2008 Iwate / Miyagi Earthquake and the Great East Japan Earthquake, etc.) to the future generations. Understanding the past disasters as well as learning the way the ground has been changing its shape through looking back at our GEO-themed cultures and knowledge.

Available BOSAI Contents

Tour OptionsKurihara

Hosokura Mine Park

TEL:0228-55-3215
Business hours:9:30~17:00
Regular holiday:Tuesday, New Year's holiday
Admission fees:Adults 900 yen/ Junior and senior high school students 750 yen/ Elementary school students 600 yen
Access:25 minutes from Tsukidate Interchange by car
Access from Program 2:40 minutes from Kurikomakogen Station by car

Hosokura Mine Park

Kurihara Denen Railway Line Park

TEL:0228-24-7961
Business hours:10:00~17:00
Regular holiday:Tuesday, New Year's holiday
Admission fees:Adults 500 yen / Junior high school and Elementary school students 300 yen
Access:5 minutes from Wakayanagi Kannari IC by car
Access from Program 2:10 minutes from Kurikomakogen Station by car

Kurihara Denen Railway Line Park

program 03 Zao Town

Disaster Prevention Methods from Nature

Disaster Prevention Methods from Nature

Knowledge of outdoor activities can help you greatly at the time of a disaster. It is very important to prepare yourself against possible risks of a disaster in order to save yourself.

Available BOSAI Contents

Tour OptionsZao and Kawasaki

Togatta Hot Spring

TEL:0224-34-4401
Access:60 minutes from Sendai Station by highway bus
Access from Program 3:12 minutes by car

Togatta Hot Spring

Michinoku Park

TEL:0224-84-5991
Business hours:Spring / Mar 01- Jun 30 9:30-17:00
Summer / Jul 01- Aug 31 9:30-18:00
Autumn / Sep 01 - Oct 31 9:30-17:00
Winter / Nov 01 - end of Feb 9:30-16:00
Regular holiday:Tuesday, New Year's holiday
Admission fees:Adult 410 yen, Junior high & Elementary school student 80 yen
Access:60 minutes from Sendai by car
Access from Program 3:30 minutes by car

Michinoku Park

Other Options *More learning content

Minamisanriku Town:Fire Defense Trail

Minamisanriku Town:Fire Defense Trail

Iwanuma City:Green Coastal Tide Embankment “Sennen-Kibo-no-Oka (Millennium Hope Hills)”

Iwanuma City:Green Coastal Tide Embankment “Sennen-Kibo-no-Oka (Millennium Hope Hills)”