Overview: A hotel built in 1986. In the 2011 tsunami, floodwater reached the fourth floor and everything up to the second floor was swept away except the pillars, yet the building did not collapse. It is preserved in its damaged state, and visitors see the interior on a “Manabu Bosai (Learning Disaster Prevention) Guide” tour.
Visitor Information
| Address | 80 Nohara, Taro, Miyako City, Iwate Prefecture (according to the tourism page) |
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| Opened | Built in 1986. The city acquired it in March 2014 and completed preservation work by March 2016 |
| Operator | Preserved and maintained by Miyako City. Interior tours are handled by the Miyako Tourism and Cultural Exchange Association’s “Manabu Bosai Guide” |
| Opening hours | Guided tours: April–October 9:00–16:00, November–March 9:00–15:30 (reservation required) |
| Closed | New Year holidays |
| Admission | Guide fee: standard course (up to 60 minutes) 5,000 yen for 1–9 people, 8,000 yen for 10–19 people, 10,000 yen for 20 or more. The exterior can be viewed freely (tourism page) |
| Access | About a 20-minute walk from Taro Station on the Sanriku Railway (tourism page). The tour meeting point is Taro Shiosato Station (2-5-1 Taro 2-chome, Miyako City) |
| Phone | 0193-77-3305 (guide reservations) |
Opening hours, closing days and admission may change. Please be sure to check the official website before you visit.
Map
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Official website: https://www.city.miyako.iwate.jp/gyosei/soshiki/kanko/4/4/1/1634.html
Photo: Kanade miko (CC BY-SA 4.0) / Wikimedia Commons
This article summarizes key points from the official page above and other sources, compiled by the Tohokuru editorial team (checked: October 13, 2026 / source: official + tourism page). “Unconfirmed” and “not stated” mean the information was not found in the sources we checked.