Ishinomaki school wrecked in 3/11 tsunami opened to public viewing Sorry, but your browser needs Javascript to use this site. If you're not sure how to activate it, please refer to this site: https://www.enable-javascript.com/ Visitors look at photos and other items at a museum opened on the grounds of the tsunami-hit Okawa Elementary School in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on Sunday. | KYODO Jiji Jul 19, 2021 Ishinomaki, Miyagi Pref. – The remains of a local elementary school that was heavily damaged by the March 2011 tsunami unleashed by a 9.0 magnitude earthquake were opened to public viewing in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on Sunday. The Ishinomaki Municipal Government has completed a facility that allows visitors to look at the old building of Okawa Elementary School from up close. In a museum within the school grounds, photos of the inside of the building and schoolchildren’s evacuation routes on the disaster day are on display, offering lessons on disaster preparation and response at schools.