It is a bow-shaped sandy beach that stretches from the mouth of the Kesen River to Hirota Bay, and was once one of the most representative beaches on the Rikuchu coast, but it was severely damaged by the Great East Japan Earthquake. A forest of tens of thousands of red pine and black pine trees over 300 years old had been planted over a 2km stretch, but they were washed away without a trace. The single pine tree that miraculously survived has become a symbol of reconstruction, and has been preserved as a monument for future generations.
- Location
- 176-6 Sunamori, Kesen-cho, Rikuzentakata City
- Inquiries
- Rikuzentakata City Hall
Phone number 0192-54-2111 - Other
- 【access】
Route 1: Ichinoseki Station → [90 minutes on conventional lines] Miraculous Ipponmatsu Station → [15 minutes on foot] Takada Matsubara and Miraculous Ipponmatsu
Route 2: Ichinoseki IC → [70 minutes by car] Takada Matsubara and the miraculous single pine tree
