[Enjoy "Sanriku" at home] Let's take a virtual trip through Sanriku Geopark!

Welcome to Sanriku Geopark!

In　September 2013,Sanriku Geopark was certified as one of　the Japan Geoparks. The Sanriku Geoparak covers the　area　from Hachinohe City in Aomori Prefecture,　through the coast of Iwate Prefecture,　down　to Kesennuma City in Miyagi Prefecture.　　It is the largest geopark in Japan that is about 220 km north-south and about 80 km east-west, the coastline is about 300 km.

At the Geopark, you can enjoy learning about the connections between these three elements, "geo," "eco," and "human." Geoparks cover not only the topography and geology created by global activities, but also the lives, history, and food of people who are deeply associated with them.

Beautiful scenery that you can see with your eyes, sounds of hot springs that you can hear with your ears, chirping of birds, the atmosphere of the area that you can see with its scent, the feel of soil and stone that you can use with your hands, and delicious local food that you can taste with your tongue. Please take full advantage of your five senses and feel the beauty of Geopark with your whole body. In the scenery that spreads out in front of you and in the food that you eat, there are many hidden stories about the relationship between the earth and people.

At the moment, we are unfortunately unable to say that we would like to see you in order to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus infectious disease that is raging all over the world.

For that reason, we have prepared the following videos that will give you the feeling of traveling on a virtual Sanriku Geopark. (Courtesy: Sanriku Geopark Promotion Council Thank you!)

Now watch the short movie and　enjoy virtual tour for Sanriku　at home!

"Short VR movie-about 1 minute"

• Tanesashi Coast "Shaping the Beautiful Earth" (Hachinohe City, Aomori Prefecture)
• Mt. Hashikami "Mt. Gyuushi of uplift and erosion" (Hashikami Town, Aomori Prefecture)
• Marine terrace "Upland that nurtures business" (Hino-cho, Iwate Prefecture)
• Kosode Coast "Seafood brought by reefs" (Kuji City, Iwate Prefecture)
• Kurosaki "Great Cliff with a brave waterfall" (Fuyomura, Iwate Prefecture)
• Kitayamazaki "Beautiful beauty of the raised coast" (Noda Village, Iwate Prefecture)
• Goishi Kaigan “Rias strange rock formation beauty” (Ofunato City, Iwate Prefecture)
• Sanouiwa "A giant rock that stands up against erosion and rises" (Miyako City, Iwate Prefecture)
• Shinmeizaki "A small cape with a limestone cave hidden inside" (Kesennuma City, Miyagi Prefecture)
• Tofugaura “Salt Road from the Beach” (Noda Village, Iwate Prefecture)
• Ryusendo Cave "Mysterious space created by the water god" (Iwaizumi Town, Iwate Prefecture)
• Yamada Bay "Round Bay for Aquaculture" (Yamada Town, Iwate Prefecture)
• Horai Island "Floating Hyotan Island" (Otsuchi Town, Iwate Prefecture)
• Hashino Iron Mine "Modern Steelmaking in Geological Hazard" (Kamaishi City, Iwate Prefecture)
• Takikan Cave "Beautiful modeling of limestone" (Sumita Town, Iwate Prefecture)
• Taro's tsunami remains "The threat of tsunami to future generations and the world" (Miyako City, Iwate Prefecture)
• Takada Matsubara "Remembering Disaster Memory in the Future" (Rikuzentakata City, Iwate Prefecture)

• North Terrace "Experience the activities of the land of Kita Sanriku"
• Rias in the South "Scenery of Minamisanriku and Rias"
• Gift of the earth and the sea "Dynamic activities of the earth"
• Handing down disasters "Telling memories of disasters to future generations and the world"

☆ Sanriku Geopark official website is here ↓ ↓

http://sanriku-geo.com/

[Contact]

Sanriku Geopark Promotion Council Phone: 019-364-1230

Environmental Life Department Environmental Life Planning Office Geopark Promotion Phone: 019-629-5326