Hokudan Earthquake Memorial Park

4.5

This memorial park approximately 20 minutes by car from Awaji Interchange has facilities with exhibitions on the Nojima Fault that caused the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake on January 17, 1995. A portion of the fault pushed above ground during the quake, and the Nojima Fault Preservation Museum provides access to this designated Natural Monument. The Kobe Wall that survived the Kobe Air Raids and the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake has been relocated there too. Together they tell a frightful story of the horror of disasters natural and man-made. There is also a seminar house where you can listen to talks on the disaster. They have a shop and a restaurant serving local fare too.

Spot details

Address: Hyougo Pref. Awajishi Ogura 177 Map
Area: Awaji Island Area
Phone: 0799823020
Fees: [Nojima Fault Preservation Museum] Adults730yen
Parking Lot: Available(100spaces)
Credit Card: Not available
Smoking: Not available (Smoking in designated areas is available)
Wi-Fi: Not available
Can be enjoyed even on a rainy day: Yes
Average budget: [Lunch] 1,001-3,000yen
Estimated stay time: 30-60 minutes
Wheelchair accessible: Available
Infant friendly: Available

Information Sources: NAVITIME JAPAN

Itineraries about this spot

1 day: Awaji

1 day(s)

Review

Moving exhibition

Reviewed : 2019.10.14

What is most impressive about this museum is that it includes some of the actual roads/land affected by the earthquake so you can actually SEE how the land moved, how the road buckled. The simulated...
Scary earthquake experience

Reviewed : 2018.10.07

The simulator allowed us to have an experience of a 7.3 level of earthquake. The museum provided a comprehensive explanation of Kobe/Awaji earthquake.
わかりやすい施設子供に見せたい

Reviewed : 2022.01.31

阪神大震災について解説した施設。その後に起きた東北大震災についても，解説が追加されている。地震が起きた各地の，わかりやすい典型的な断層が，この施設に移転され，保存されている。地層のずれた，さまざまな断層が，直接見てわかるようになっているのが，すごい。断層のずれ，揺れの大きさ，地震の大きさなどが，さまざまな動画や文章で語られ，断層あとを見ながら解説が聴け，模型が見られ，模型に触われ，模擬的な...