Hirota Beach

Reconstruction town development information center

A facility set up to help visitors deepen their understanding of the restoration and reconstruction project. There are panel displays showing the status of recovery and reconstruction, as well as the roots of damaged pine trees that remained in the pine forest.

Great East Japan Earthquake Tsunami Memorial Museum Iwate TSUNAMI Memorial

It opened on September 22, 2019. The purpose of this facility is to convey the facts and lessons learned from the tsunami to future generations, and to disseminate the state of recovery both domestically and internationally, in order to prevent a repeat of the tragedy of the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami.

Fumonji Temple

It is said to have been founded by Osho Kigai, the son of the monk Eisai of Kenninji Temple in Kyoto, and there is a garden with a three-storied pagoda, a large Buddha statue, and a statue of the Nio, as well as a row of giant cedar trees, and azaleas bloom profusely in early summer. The three-storied pagoda in the garden (a prefectural cultural property) is a wooden building with a copper plate roof that was built in 1809. There is also a seated statue of the Bodhisattva Sho Kannon, a tangible cultural property designated by the prefecture, and crape myrtles, a natural monument designated by the prefecture. ・Kesen 33 Kannon 29th temple ・Oshu 33 Kannon 29th temple