Yonezawa Shokai Building
| Yonezawa Shokai Building | |
|---|---|
Yonezawa Shōkai Biru (米沢商会ビル) | |
The building in October 2022 | |
Interactive map of the Yonezawa Shokai Building area | |
| General information | |
| Status | Destroyed |
| Location | Takata-cho, Rikuzentakata, Iwate, Japan |
| Coordinates | 39°0′49.5″N 141°37′42.5″E / 39.013750°N 141.628472°E |
| Year built | 1970s |
| Destroyed | March 11, 2011 |
| Owner | Yuichi Yonezawa |
| Height | |
| Height | 15 metres (49 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Material | Reinforced concrete |
| Floor count | 3 |
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The Yonezawa Shokai Building (Japanese: 米沢商会ビル, Hepburn: Yonezawa Shōkai Biru) is an abandoned building and a disaster ruins for the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, Japan. It is the only building in the old city center left after the tsunami.
It is also known for saving Yuichi Yonezawa, the owner of the building, who climbed the chimney to survive the tsunami.