<Finished> [Special Event] Special Exhibition on Learning Lessons from the Chilean Earthquake and Tsunami & Storytelling Event
May 24th, the date when the Chilean earthquake and tsunami occurred, has been designated "Chilean Earthquake and Tsunami Day" in Minamisanriku Town as a day to pass on the situation at the time and the lessons learned.
To coincide with May 24th, the Minamisanriku 311 Memorial will be holding a special exhibition, "1960 Newspaper Exhibition – Learning from the Lessons of the Chilean Earthquake and Tsunami," and a storyteller event, "Sharing Memories of the Chilean Earthquake and Tsunami."
Special Exhibition "1960 Newspaper Exhibition – Learning from the Lessons of the Chilean Earthquake and Tsunami"
<Dates> May 11th (Sat) – May 31st (Fri)
<Location> Minamisanriku 311 Memorial Hall Entrance
<Time> 9:00-17:00
Closed: Every Tuesday
Storytelling Project "Sharing Memories of the Chilean Earthquake and Tsunami"
<Date and time> Friday, May 24th, from 10:00 am
<Location> Minamisanriku 311 Memorial Hall, Minna no Hiroba
<Storyteller> Toshiko Nakamatsu (President of Shizugawa Folktale Society)
<Reservation> No reservation required. Please come directly to the facility on the day.
At that time, an earthquake occurred off the coast of Chile in South America, causing a tsunami that reached the Sanriku coast, with many casualties in the Shizugawa district of Minamisanriku Town.
This experience of disaster became the basis for Minamisanriku Town's disaster prevention plan before the Great East Japan Earthquake.
This project aims to teach and consider how to prepare to protect lives, based on the lessons learned from natural disasters, which occur repeatedly and cause unexpected damage.
