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Furuya Destination Guide

Explore Furuya in Japan

Furuya in the region of Iwate is a place in Japan - some 251 mi or ( 405 km ) North-East of Edo , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Furuya

Time in Furuya is now 08:17 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Tokyo " with a UTC offset of 9 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Yokohama, Edo, Kofu, Yamagata-shi, and Sendai-shi. Since you are here already, consider visiting Yokohama . We saw some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Furuya ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

M 9.0 magnitude earthquake in Rikuzentakata Japan.

0:45 min by medai163
Views: 24204 Rating: 5.00

We respectfully sympathy to everyone affected by the earthquake that occurred off the northeastern Pacific Ocean on March 11.2011. Best wishes for recovery in affected areas as soon as possible. ..

[V0301] 陸前1:岩手県・宮城県境の広田湾からリアス式海岸の唐桑半島へ

10:26 min by SenbaMasaki
Views: 14576 Rating: 5.00

●動画開始地点: 地図拡大表示の中心点 (RECORDING START POINT): Center point of this map maps.live.com ●参照ページ: (REFERENCE WEB PAGE): [1135] cult.jp [1137] cult.jp ●説明: (EXPLANATION): 編集中。[V0302]へ続きます。 ぜひ、絶景眺望走行動画など、ドライブ ..


[V0490] 陸中21:津波被災前の高田松原を臨む気仙川や宮城県の旧唐桑町へ

10:48 min by SenbaMasaki
Views: 4471 Rating: 4.53

●動画開始地点: 地図拡大表示の中心点 (RECORDING START POINT): Center point of this map maps.live.com ●参照ページ: (REFERENCE WEB PAGE): [1135] cult.jp [2119] cult.jp ●説明: (EXPLANATION): [V0489]からの続きです。編集中。[V0301]へ続きます。 ぜひ、 ..

Tsunami Basketball Lands in Alaska, Returned

0:52 min by AssociatedPress
Views: 1555 Rating: 4.58

A Japanese basketball, which was among the first piece of debris to be washed away from Rikuzentakata city, by the March 2011 tsunami and later found on an island off Alaska, was delivered to the owne ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Lake Furukawanuma

Lake Furukawanuma was a lake that existed in Rikuzentakata, Iwate, Japan until March 11, 2011. When the 2011 Tohoku earthquake struck, the resulting tsunami destroyed the sand wall that separated the lake from the sea. The lake's western edge thus became part of the new coastline, and the lake became part of the sea.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 39.01 141.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Former lakes, Geography of Iwate Prefecture, History of Iwate Prefecture, Lakes of Japan

Rikuzen-Takata Station

Rikuzen-Takata Station is a train station located on the JR Ōfunato Line in Rikuzen-Takata, Iwate, Japan. The station, as well as most of the structures in the surrounding area, were destroyed by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami and has now been replaced by a provisional Bus Rapid Transit line.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 39.01 141.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Railway stations in Iwate Prefecture, Ōfunato Line

Wakinosawa Station

Wakinosawa Station is a train station located on the JR Ōfunato Line in Rikuzen-Takata, Iwate, Japan. It is a 'ghost station', with no staff assigned to it. The station was destroyed by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami and has now been replaced by a provisional Bus Rapid Transit line.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 39.01 141.66 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Railway stations closed in 2011, Railway stations in Iwate Prefecture, Railway stations opened in 1933, Ōfunato Line

Takekoma Station

Takekoma Station is a train station located on the JR Ōfunato Line in Rikuzen-Takata, Iwate, Japan. It is a 'ghost station', with no staff assigned to it. The station was destroyed by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami and has now been replaced by a provisional Bus Rapid Transit line.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 39.03 141.61 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Railway stations in Iwate Prefecture, Ōfunato Line

Rikuzen-Yahagi Station

Rikuzen-Yahagi Station is a train station located on the JR Ōfunato Line in Rikuzen-Takata, Iwate, Japan. It is a 'ghost station', with no staff assigned to it. The station was destroyed by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami and has now been replaced by a provisional Bus Rapid Transit line.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 39.02 141.58 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Railway stations in Iwate Prefecture, Ōfunato Line

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