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

Bramble/Helen needs to lie down @winterbramble - 2019-11-28: bad: our big pine tree in our back yard fell down because of the intense winds today 😔
good: by some miracle it fel… https://t.co/4EfHHAQUw3
Japan Italy Bridge @japanitalybridg - 2019-11-10: A lone pine tree on the shores of Rikuzentakata City that stood resolute in the face of monstrous waves that destro… https://t.co/jj8mqrGXAF
Concerned Citizen @DanimalVIII - 2019-11-09: @dgvandusen @thistallawkgirl @ScottWalker Obviously, the baby Jesus invented the first Christmas tree. In a desert.… https://t.co/GAbY8SdOpM
R.A. Denny @RADennyAuthor - 2019-10-24: A fire in my backyard destroyed numerous beautiful trees including large white and red pines. I never knew the nee… https://t.co/zVFnzfnjov
sela, sese lala poo @thaiteaenthu - 2019-10-20: @idolfess wait
the truth untold
hug
climax
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beautiful pain
miracle
pine tree, semua
i am you
semua. s e m u a
time… https://t.co/ZqZuwzaHBa
sela, sese lala poo @thaiteaenthu - 2019-10-20: @idolfess wait
the truth untold
hug
climax
-
beautiful pain
miracle
pine tree, semua
i am you
semua. s e m u a
time… https://t.co/ZqZuwzaHBa
sela, sese lala poo @thaiteaenthu - 2019-10-20: @idolfess wait
the truth untold
hug
climax
-
beautiful pain
miracle
pine tree, semua
i am you
semua. s e m u a
time… https://t.co/ZqZuwzaHBa
❄ ~10/22 😷 @guaza0807 - 2019-10-14: For every tyrant and tear, for the vulnerable
In every lost soul, the bones of the miracle
For every dreamer, a dre… https://t.co/W0gbfu0vYC
❄ 신엘레강스까까 😷 @guaza0807 - 2019-10-14: For every tyrant and tear, for the vulnerable
In every lost soul, the bones of the miracle
For every dreamer, a dre… https://t.co/W0gbfu0vYC
🍚 ASH 🍚 @ashbalnable - 2019-09-10: Yg ni konfem layan habis + lirik dia terbaikkkk :
End of the day + Why not me + Miracle - Yoon Jisung
Begin again -… https://t.co/G0Iei7AJOn
🍚 ASH 🍚 @ashbalnable - 2019-09-10: Yg ni konfem layan habis + lirik dia terbaikkkk :
End of the day + Why not me + Miracle - Yoon Jisung
Begin again -… https://t.co/G0Iei7AJOn
Julie Abe @julieabebooks - 2019-08-27: #MGBookChat A4: I've researched a lot about storms and natural disasters for EVA and one of my interesting finds fr… https://t.co/lFquyG4q3G
Histoire(s) de Tchernobyl @TchernobylFR - 2019-08-23: Sources :
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History Club @HistoryyClub - 2019-08-23: The miracle pine - single tree that survived the 2011 Japanese tsunami turned into monument Iwate, Japan https://t.co/iZnVMS9586
History Lovers Club @historylvrsclub - 2019-08-23: The miracle pine - single tree that survived the 2011 Japanese tsunami turned into monument Iwate, Japan https://t.co/GB92XA0qkB
Stephane Celerier @stephanecel - 2019-08-23: The miracle pine - single tree that survived the 2011 Japanese tsunami turned into monument Iwate, Japan https://t.co/3sxZemhcrN
The Beautiful Globe @_BeautifulGlobe - 2019-08-23: 'The Miracle Pine'

Single tree that survived the 2011 Japanese tsunami turned into monument Iwate, Japan. https://t.co/LxNgnGB9ok
History Lovers Club @historylvrsclub - 2019-07-21: The miracle pine - single tree that survived the 2011 Japanese tsunami turned into monument Iwate, Japan https://t.co/7w5yo9EbWj
Laper @momakanhehe - 2019-07-13: @idolfess The truth untold
Always, 12th star, pine tree, hide and seek
Miracle ini December
Hug
baksoo @momakanhehe - 2019-07-13: @idolfess The truth untold
Always, 12th star, pine tree, hide and seek
Miracle ini December
Hug
Daniel P. Aldrich @DanielPAldrich - 2019-07-09: The restored Miracle Pine tree which was the last surviving tree from 60,000 pines destroyed by the 3.11 tsunami… https://t.co/BsF5lDBKlj
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History Lovers Club @historylvrsclub - 2019-06-28: The miracle pine - single tree that survived the 2011 Japanese tsunami turned into monument Iwate, Japan. See more:… https://t.co/SvsXclXzsp
rie Hui Hui @riejunjun - 2019-06-24: Left pic→ “miracle pine tree” that survived the Tohoku-oki earthquake in JAPAN.
right pic→ from junhui Weibo.
Engl… https://t.co/8IMgWMMezZ
rie🐱moonjun @riejunjun - 2019-06-24: Left pic→ “miracle pine tree” that survived the Tohoku-oki earthquake in JAPAN.
right pic→ from junhui Weibo.
Engl… https://t.co/8IMgWMMezZ
Jules Boykoff @JulesBoykoff - 2019-05-31: @sportingpat @insidethegames Perfect (if inadvertent) metaphor for Olympic hype? #Tokyo2020 torch relay to pass 'Mi… https://t.co/nV0EZUHDMZ
Asahi Shimbun AJW @AJWasahi - 2019-05-26: The torch is planned to pass by disaster sites undergoing reconstruction such as the “miracle pine tree” on a beach… https://t.co/YbmFKur8F5
Occupy Fukushima @fukushima_actu - 2019-05-26: Miracle pine tree, Kumamoto Castle among Olympic torch relay course - The Japan News https://t.co/3S4QFRlQR6
Tokyo Daily News @tokyodailynews0 - 2019-05-26: Miracle pine tree, Kumamoto Castle among Olympic torch relay course - https://t.co/jVXEaww9sz
i Jijicom English @i_jijicom_eng - 2019-05-26: Olympic Torch Seen Going to Miracle Pine Tree, Kumamoto Castle https://t.co/3tbqHp3I9x