The 677 m seawall was moved back to save the sand: since 2021 you can swim here.
The 2011 tsunami swept away the beach and the rest area. Local residents asked for, and got, a seawall that did not stand in front of the sand: it was moved back inland, the raised Route 45 acts as an embankment, and the two kilometres of beach are almost as wide as they were before. Since summer 2021 you can swim here, after eleven years.
Michi-no-eki on the Kesennuma coast, rebuilt in 2021 after damage from the 2011 tsunami.
🚉 Ōyakaigan · 2 min walk
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It is the rest stop where Suzume and Serizawa eat seafood ramen and a peanut-cream sandwich (a Kesennuma speciality) on the road to Tōhoku.
Sources: kesennuma-kanko.jp · xtech.nikkei.com · kesennuma-kanko.jp · ja.wikipedia.org · mitinoekiooya.jp (no longer reachable)