Although it is a holiday season ... Tourist facilities cannot be operated due to the typhoon Miyagi Marumori-cho October 26, 14:54
Due to the impact of Typhoon No. 19, Marumori-machi, Miyagi Prefecture has been damaged by many tourist facilities, and is still unable to operate even after the autumn holiday season.
In Marumorimachi, 11 of the 15 major tourist facilities in the town are not open due to flooding damage, road closures, and water outages.
Among these, the “Abukuma Line Boat Descent” operated by a group in Marumoricho is a popular sightseeing boat where you can enjoy the scenery of the mountain as you go down the magnificent Abukuma River.
However, due to the impact of Typhoon No. 19, the landscape along the river has collapsed and the ship is covered with mud, so it cannot be operated.
Originally, it is said that this season is full of foliage picking, but there is no prospect of resuming business.
The tourist facility “Kariyashiki”, which is located in the center of the town and made use of the homes of local merchants that flourished from the late Edo period to the early Showa period, was also damaged by the flooding of its warehouses.
The business is now suspended, but the organization that manages the facility is cleaning up the facility and wants to resume business as soon as possible if the water in the town is resolved.
Mr. Katsue Sato, Director of the Marumori Town Tourism and Products Promotion Corporation, said, “The tourism industry is the centerpiece of the town. It was.