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Preserving the disaster scene and conveying to future generations the power of the tsunami and the scale of the disaster
Photo: Courtesy of Kesennuma City
Overview | Kesennuma Koyo High School in Miyagi Prefecture, a prestigious fisheries school, was damaged by the tsunami in the Great East Japan Earthquake and moved to a new school building. The tsunami reached up to the fourth floor of the school building, but all students and faculty members were able to evacuate and survive. The old school building has been opened to the public in its original state as it was at the Kesennuma Great East Japan Earthquake Relics and Memorial Museum, as a "visible testament" to convey the memory and lessons of the earthquake and to continue to sound the alarm for the future. |
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Issues/Themes | As a "disaster relic," the aim is to convey to future generations the power of the tsunami and the scale of the disaster, to serve as a facility that will contribute to future disaster prevention and mitigation, and to create a viewing environment that ensures the safety of visitors. |
Space Solution/Realization | Utilizing the comprehensive strengths of the Tansei Research Institute to "protect," "utilize," and "communicate," we carried out the preservation and maintenance of the school building and the surrounding environment. As the rubble (drifting objects) remaining within the school building is a "disaster relic" and a clear indication of the impact of the tsunami damage, we proceeded with the maintenance design by preserving it as it was, except for items that are dangerous or likely to decay. When opening the interior of the South School Building to the public, we paid the utmost attention to ensuring the safety of visitors, and installed a new elevator to create a barrier-free viewing environment. |
Client | Kesennuma City |
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Services Provided | Research, Preservation Planning, Supervision of Preservation and Maintenance |
Our Team | Project Management: Echizen Kotaro Conservation design: Tansei Research Institute, Yoshifumi Kobayashi, Daisuke Inoue Supervision of Preservation and Maintenance: Manabu Watanabe, Masami Hayashi, Akio Misawa, Tansei Research Institute, Yoshifumi Kobayashi, Daisuke Inoue |
Location | Miyagi Prefecture |
Open | March 2019 |
Website | http://www.kesennuma-memorial.jp/ |
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