More than 15 years after the Great East Japan Earthquake
See Tohoku today,
on foot.
New roads and new lives have returned to towns that were once bare ground. How is Tohoku doing now? Come and see with the numbers and the places themselves.
Tohoku today, in a few numbers
From official figures. See "Recovery in numbers" for details and sources.
324districts
Work to relocate homes to higher ground is complete. The plan covered 8,389 homes.
March 2020 · MLIT
359km
The Sanriku Coastal Road linking Sendai and Hachinohe is now open along its whole length.
December 2021
20,000s
People are still living away from home across Japan (Reconstruction Agency). See the source for the latest figure.
Reconstruction Agency
about 2.2%
Share of Fukushima Prefecture still under evacuation orders (difficult-to-return zone).
Fukushima Prefecture
The road from the disaster to today
What has Tohoku built since that day? Check the timeline and the map of memorial sites.
Explore the areas
Harbor towns, station squares, disaster ruins and new towns. Places worth seeing in person.
Kesennuma & Minamisanriku
Harbor towns rebuilding, and ruins that keep telling the story.
Ishinomaki, Onagawa & Higashimatsushima
Rebuilt station areas and places that teach lessons.
Sendai & Matsushima
Memories on the coast, and daily life today.
Southern Miyagi
Hills and shores for thinking about disaster prevention and renewal.
Recovery news
New developments in recovery, introduced from official announcements.
- 石巻の震災伝承館で11月23日、親子で防災を学ぶ「ぼうさいキッズパーク」
- Fukushima Prefecture offers free dispatch of "Fukushima storytellers" outside the prefecture
- Fukushima Prefecture Posts Videos of Disaster Learning at the Memorial Museum and Free Pre-Visit Learning Materials
- Meiji Yasuda Life to Present a Disaster Reconstruction Donation to Miyagi Prefecture on October 15
- Two Districts in Futaba Town Expected to Have Evacuation Order Lifted in December, Fukushima Governor Says at Press Conference
Why not visit?
Look, walk and listen. Visiting is one of the best ways to support the affected areas. We prepared a map of memorial sites and car routes.