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Former Ako Elementary and Junior High School Site (旧:阿古小中学校跡地)

Flow of the course

Previous stop: Visit the torii gate buried by lava from the 1983 eruption

About 30 min from the previous stop

About 60 min here

About 150 min to the next stop

Next stop: Have dinner near the port while staking out a spot

About this spot

This is where the school buildings of the former Ako Elementary and Ako Junior High School, buried by lava that flowed out during the 1983 eruption, are preserved just as they were at the time. It is a valuable place to learn about the scale of the eruption's damage and the journey of the island's people who recovered from it. It is also close to the venue, Sabigahama Port, making it easy to stop by before heading to stake out a spot in the evening. It offers a time for families to quietly experience the island's history of confronting natural disaster.

Tips

Viewing may be limited to outside the grounds. Since this facility conveys the damage of that time, please view it quietly. The sunlight is strong in summer, so do not forget to stay hydrated.