Mt.Kurikoma and its vicinity are the only areas affected by the earthquake that occurred on June 14,2008.
You will be able to travel safely to the other main sightseeing spots (Sendai,Matsushima,Zao).

Kesennuma	Kesennuma is a port city that has many types of fish like tuna, bonito, saury and shark fin landing from Sanriku. It is one of the best fishing ports in Japan. Kesennuma has the biggest catch of shark fin in Japan, so shark fin sushi is delicious. All sushi restaurants serve the real taste of sushi with the fresh fish of Sanriku.
Ishinomaki	Enjoy sushi while making an offering to Kinkasan. The Kinkasan-Sanriku fishing grounds is one of the world's three major fishing grounds.Abundant catches make it suitable to be called real sushi.
Shiogama	Shiogama is a port city with a lot of freshfish. Skilled craftsmen make them the "Sushi of Shiogama."