[Event] 3.11 Special Guide: Town Hall Staff Talk about the Disaster Prevention Center - The Site of Decision-Making and Action -

Disaster Prevention Center as told by town hall staff

– The place where decisions and actions are made –

The Minamisanriku 311 Memorial will be holding a special event, "Town Hall Staff Speak About the Disaster Prevention Center – The Site of Decision-Making and Action," for three days only, on March 7th (Friday), 8th (Saturday), and 11th (Tuesday).

This project is different from the usual storytelling sessions.
This is a special program in which participants will be guided and given explanations about the site by people who were actually employees of Minamisanriku Town Hall at the time of the Great East Japan Earthquake, and who were responsible for making decisions and taking action at the Disaster Prevention Center .

The guide will be Takahashi Kazukiyo, who was in charge of disaster response as the tourism promotion section chief of the Commerce, Industry and Tourism Division of Minamisanriku Town Hall at the time of the earthquake.
He currently serves as an advisor to the Minamisanriku 3/11 Memorial, where he is involved in activities to convey the lessons of the disaster.

The program covers the structure of the disaster prevention center and the layout of the town hall,
With the background of why it was built in this place as a clue,
I will talk about what happened at the site on the day of the earthquake from the perspective of someone who knows the situation at the time.
Disaster prevention response and evacuation calls at the time,
The decisions and actions of the people and staff gathered at the government building,
And the movements from immediately after the earthquake to the next morning,
It tells the story of the situation on the ground, which is difficult to see from records alone.

Also, where was Takahashi himself on that day?
What choices did you make?
We will also quietly look back on the events that ultimately led to the crossroads that led to the present.

Program participants will also be able to freely tour the Minamisanriku 311 Memorial paid area.
Additionally, we will give you a commemorative original postcard as a gift .

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Program Content
◇Disaster Prevention Headquarters Tour by Kazukiyo Takahashi
Minamisanriku 311 Memorial Free tour of paid area
◇ Original postcard gift

■How to participate Advance reservations and same-day reservations accepted. Click here to make a reservation.
Minamisanriku 311 Memorial 3.11 Special Guide Application Form

■Participation fee
Elementary and junior high school students: 1,500 yen
High school students: 1,800 yen
University students and adults: 2,000 yen

■About payment
Payment on the day

■Holding period: March 7th (Saturday) to March 8th (Sunday) and March 11th (Wednesday), 2026

■Available hours:
March 7th and 8th: ①9:30, ②10:30, ③11:30, ④13:30, ⑤14:30, ⑥15:30
March 11th: ①9:30, ②10:30, ③11:30, ④12:30

■Time required: 20 minutes (walking around the town)

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