User Guide

Closed days

Open all year round

Opening hours

[Reconstruction Memorial Park]
9:00 AM – 6:00 PM (April – September)
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM (October – March)
*Parking hours are the same as park opening hours. The parking lot is closed after park closing.
Overnight stays in the park, including in cars, are not permitted.

Evacuation in an emergency

If a “Tsunami Advisory” is issued, the park will be closed temporarily, so please leave.
If a “Tsunami Warning” or “Major Tsunami Warning” is announced (broadcast over outdoor speakers), please follow the evacuation route map and evacuate on foot to higher ground.

About offering flowers

Please leave floral tributes at the prayer area, the Ishinomaki Memorial, or the flower stand at the Civic Activity Center in the park. Please refrain from leaving anything other than flowers.

Barrier-free

Miyagi Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Memorial Museum

Barrier-free toilets, wheelchair rentals, AED

Kadowaki Parking Lot

Priority parking for 5 cars, accessible toilet

Seijinbori Parking Lot

Priority parking for 2 cars, accessible toilet

Hibarino Parking Lot

Priority parking for 2 cars, barrier-free toilet, AED (inside the toilet building)

4th Street North Plaza

Barrier-free toilets

1-chome Square

Barrier-free toilets

Kokoro no Mori Cafe, a community activity center

Nursing room, rest area (open only when the cafe is open)

Notes on using the park

  • The park is for public use and the use of fire is prohibited.
  • Please do not damage the facilities or collect any plants or animals.
  • Smoking is prohibited within the park, except in designated smoking areas (located in Kadowaki parking lot).
  • Please take all your trash with you.
  • Please be sure to park your car, motorcycle, etc. in the parking lots. Parking lots are open from 9:00 to 18:00 from April 1st to September 30th, and from 9:00 to 17:00 from October 1st to March 31st.
  • Each parking lot will be closed after these hours. Sleeping in your car in the parking lots is not permitted.
  • Please refrain from practicing driving or driving recklessly in the parking lots.
  • Regular vehicles, motorbikes, and bicycles are prohibited from entering the park. (Bicycles are permitted in some areas.)
  • Click here for information on what to bring into the park
  • Please keep pets on a leash or in a cage when entering the park. However, please refrain from bringing pets into the Prayer Area, Memorial Square, or Miyagi Memorial Museum of the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami. (Guide dogs, hearing dogs, and service dogs are excluded.)
  • *Please take your dog’s feces with you when you leave.
  • *If your pet causes any inconvenience or harm to other visitors, the owner is solely responsible for resolving the issue.
  • If the park manager determines that something is dangerous or a nuisance, you may be refused entry.

Park map

*Please note that in all Folklore Museum leaflets except for the Japanese version, the nearest bus stop is listed as “Kadowaki 4-chome.” However, the bus stop name has been changed to “Shinsai Ikou Kadowaki Shogakko-mae” (Ruins of Kadowaki Elementary School).