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Sanriku Fukkō NP, Aomori
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In a 2025 Center program, visitors gathered sea urchins at nearby Tanesashi Harbor, learned to open them from local fishers, made uni-don, then picked up litter on the walk back—a seafood feast paired with coast care.
At the Center’s July 12, 2014 opening, 11 nearby inns and eateries held a market with mekabu-soup rice, shiorigai clams and sea-urchin tofu; local schoolchildren added yosakoi dancing. It was a whole-neighborhood welcome.
The Center’s exhibits introduce artists inspired by Tanesashi: painter Higashiyama Kaii based his celebrated work “The Road” on a sketch made here, while poet Kusano Shinpei likened the rising full moon to a pomelo.
The Center’s exhibits trace how people relate to 7 natural zones, from offshore waters to satoyama foothills, using models, panels and films. The coast comes across as a lived-in ecosystem, not just a pretty view.
The low, single-story Center uses regional timber, a gabled roof and board-clad walls. Broad windows look onto the grassy shore and Pacific, letting the coastal view become part of the space.
The Center invites people to submit writing, art and photos inspired by Tanesashi and nearby Hashikami, then displays selected works in exhibitions. Residents’ favorite places become part of the story visitors encounter.
On September 13, 2026, the Center welcomed its 1.4-millionth visitor: a family who had moved from Osaka to Aomori that summer and were visiting Tanesashi for the first time.
