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The Sendai Rainbow House.

The curved ceiling of the multipurpose hall makes it look less like a school gymnasium, such as those used as emergency shelters following 3/11.

There are “hideouts” along the wall of the multipurpose hall for kids who want to be alone.

The “volcano room,” with cushioned walls and a sandbag, is a place where pent-up energy can be released.

Visitors to the Sendai Rainbow House can inscribe their height on the wall alongside an illustration of Ashinaga Ojisan (Daddy-Long-Legs).