Miracle Pine Tree

Information

The lone pine tree is called "Miracle Pine Tree" because it was the only one left standing after the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami that swept nearly 70,000 pine trees in the famed Takata Matsubara pine forest. However, the survived 270-year-old tree was later found to be dying because the salt water left in the ground by the tsunami damaged its root and leaf system, and the local government decided to dissect the tree into several parts for anti-decay treatment to keep it standing as a symbol of hope for reconstruction and the resiliency of survivors.

Opening Hours

Open 24 hours

Closed

No closing days

Price / Entrance Fee

Admission Free

Access / Public Transport

33 minutes from JR Kesennuma Station by BRT (Bus Rapid Transit) bound for Sakari. Get off at Rikuzen-Takata Bus stop, then walk 40 minutes. (BRT will be available from March 2013. JR Rikuzen-Takata Station has been out of service since the earthquake and tsunami.)

Address / Location

176, Kesencho Sunamori, Rikuzentakata-shi, Iwate, 029-2204

Tweets

Minnesota Mom @Wifed_First - 2018-12-10: So...I’ve been putting miracle grow in our Christmas tree water and it’s now growing pine cones 😳😂
NN♡ @NNStation - 2018-12-10: - Miracle ; GOT7
- Thank you ; GOT7
- Pine tree ; WANNAONE
- One love ; WANNAONE
- Hide and seek ; WANNAONE
- Writt… https://t.co/ToZfFCKhGh
Amanda Newman @staticfilter - 2018-12-07: I feel like Christmas was a way more practical event back in the day. People had time to knit socks, your present w… https://t.co/0wTfOHkJLN
Henry Stradford Photo @Henry_Stradford - 2018-12-04: Just Pinned to 3.11 Never Forget: Miracle tree-- known as miracle solitary pine tree in Japan, which survived aft… https://t.co/yiviN3ZQdA
NN♡ @NNStation - 2018-12-04: - Miracle ; GOT7
- Thank you ; GOT7
- Pine tree ; WANNAONE
- One love ; WANNAONE
- Hind and seek ; WANNAONE
- Writt… https://t.co/OnRWlNFegV
jin @phagomaniaa - 2018-12-04: I was on ft with my friend and watching miracle and I was like “I’m such in festive mood I just wanna eat a whole f… https://t.co/oJn0X7c2SH
pastaisbetterthanu @phagomaniaa - 2018-12-04: I was on ft with my friend and watching miracle and I was like “I’m such in festive mood I just wanna eat a whole f… https://t.co/oJn0X7c2SH
jia @onionleader - 2018-12-03: The scenery downstairs was nothing she'd ever expected, it was all bright and warm, the small pine tree glowing in… https://t.co/pgkrsddR0M
Maryanna Bock @BockMaryanna - 2018-11-09: I watch the white pine tree's branches move in the breeze and sunlight. I feel its love of the light and my love of… https://t.co/JO2cL3Rdj0
CaptUgaSparrow @CaptUGASparrow - 2018-10-29: If by some bluegrass miracle we manage to screw to pooch next week, we will get the amusement of watching Bama flat… https://t.co/BToqdItHRt
Ghost of CaptUgaSparrow @CaptUGASparrow - 2018-10-29: If by some bluegrass miracle we manage to screw to pooch next week, we will get the amusement of watching Bama flat… https://t.co/BToqdItHRt
Massimo @Rainmaker1973 - 2018-10-06: The miracle pine: the only tree out of 70,000 to survive the 2011 tsunami in Japan being protected and restored… https://t.co/pFmVrKKuqr
אברהם בן הנדא Avraham @jewboy5778 - 2018-09-24: Meet anti zionist not antisemite Mein Kampfer of the year (pakistani imposter). Notice a falyastinian with blond ha… https://t.co/jVCwUJR7l6
大船渡市役所 @ofunato_city - 2018-09-18: [Miracle Pine Tree] The Miracle Pine in Rikuzentakata tells a story of hope and resilience, as it was the last pine… https://t.co/orBQM47EVR
Carmen @runner_carm - 2018-09-10: @ihearttheroad @Chemjobber What about getting pine tree sap off of cars? I tried adhesive remover like goo be gone.… https://t.co/CS70D8pq3y
Connor @ConnorSkeels - 2018-09-07: The miracle pine. The only pine tree left standing after Rikuzentakata was devasted by the 2011 tsunami. The tree w… https://t.co/UeGcpPweE8
ALFI RAHMAN @Alfi_Rahman_ - 2018-08-12: Sato-san suggested me to see a pine tree.

'Look! it is only one among 70,000 trees left standing after hit by the… https://t.co/lLHNVQdLmX
TheJapanNews Editor @JapanNewsEditor - 2018-08-10: Miracle pine tree cake?? It does look like a tree trunk, but what would it taste like? My colleague just returned f… https://t.co/kKZZP2YNGJ
ArkansasTechIMSSO @ATUimsso - 2018-07-31: @ArkansasTech Team #Rikuzentakata2018 Summer School first time members visit the Miracle Lone Pine Tree. It was the… https://t.co/GgDFEdP7h2
Sarah Grynpas @SarahGrynpas - 2018-07-21: @kenjilopezalt And eggplant. Not an egg. And pineapple. Neither an apple nor from a pine tree. What with all this… https://t.co/lFMh4XGrLl
History Lovers Club @historylvrsclub - 2018-07-13: The miracle pine - single tree that survived the 2011 Japanese tsunami turned into monument Iwate, Japan https://t.co/DOt6fqCcQz
Nate St. Pierre @NateStPierre - 2018-07-11: It's hot and sunny outside, but by some miracle, very low humidity. The pine tree scent is heavy in the air today,… https://t.co/kjckLeb1oL
Gold Silver Council @GoldSilverCounc - 2018-07-09: 2015 Japan Earthquake Recon 10,000 Yen Gold Proof NGC PF70 UC Miracle Pine Tree https://t.co/fTzPQ0AzPr https://t.co/BdkebjOSLG
Daniel P. Aldrich @DanielPAldrich - 2018-07-05: At the synthetic miracle pine tree of Rikuzentakata with Dialogue of Civilizations @NUCSSH @NUPoliSci… https://t.co/HlUV66oxgj
History Lovers Club @historylvrsclub - 2018-06-24: The miracle pine - single tree that survived the 2011 Japanese tsunami turned into monument Iwate, Japan https://t.co/OOuoMW9ZN3
Kelly Rebar @kellyjeanrebar - 2018-05-22: Taken through an opening in the boards above a nest: a baby robin ponders the idea of flight. Thirty seconds later,… https://t.co/Dswio3zEeB
Kelly Rebar @kellyjeanrebar - 2018-05-22: Taken through an opening in the boards above a nest: a baby robin ponders the idea of flight. Thirty seconds later,… https://t.co/Dswio3zEeB
PTISD Athletics @PTISDAthletics - 2018-05-06: Some of our Pine Tree athletes are having a great time at the Miracle Field today helping out! It's a beautiful day… https://t.co/OMb9Ru3qy2
Meryl Meyer @MerylMeyer05 - 2018-04-28: @HoarseWisperer A big old 70 ft pine tree fell during a windstorm here brushing the side of our house and did not d… https://t.co/9tu3i9nQwM
Angel Muñiz @areasvellas - 2018-03-14: miracle pine - single tree that survived 2011 tsunami turned into monument https://t.co/QDdu1V6Ekb