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First, visit kyoto, where you will discover 1,000 years of history from the ancient love story the tale of genji to the traditional tea ceremony. The first known reference to a tsunami dates back to 426 bc when the greek historian thucydides referred to the occurrence in the book history of the peloponnesian war. Meaning great harbour wave in japanese, tsunamis are sometimes called tidal waves but their strength has nothing to do with the tides. Details of japan earthquake explain its extraordinary. A railway line stretching more than 160 kilometers along iwate prefectures pacific coast resumed regular. The tsunami in the akita prefecture of japan the tsunami reached more than 11 m max 14 m. In march 2011, japans strongestever earthquake, and an accompanying tsunami, devastated the northeast part of honshu island, killed thousands, and damaged several nuclear power plants.

Death and life in japans disaster zone is published by jonathan cape. Here are some interesting japan facts which were chosen and researched by kids especially for kids. More than 1,500 people died in rikuzentakata, one of several towns eradicated by a tsunami that hit japan. In a subduction zone, one plate slides beneath another into the mantle, the hotter layer beneath the crust. I survived the japanese tsunami, 2011 by lauren tarshis. In march 2011, the tohoku earthquake off the eastern coast of japan caused a tsunami that was a major factor in the death of over 15000 people. Facts about tsunami in japan 2011 a knowledge archive. The highest point in japan in mount fuji, which stands at 3,776m 12,388ft. Japan earthquake and tsunami of 26 may 1983 in the sea. Expect to be sincerely and deeply moved by this story and the people in it. Tsunamis that struck japan major tsunamis in japan in the 20th century. Facts and information about the march 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami that struck japan. A tsunami can travel through the ocean at the speed of a commercial jet. Natural disasters keep striking every other moment on the face of the earth.

Using this information the response of the japanese flood. Part of the pacific ring of fire, japan comprises a stratovolcanic archipelago of nearly 7,000 islands and covers. The tsunami waves created by the tohoku earthquake reached heights of over 40 metres 1 feet in some areas, wiping out coastal towns and causing a number of nuclear accidents. The earthquake generated a tsunami that rose up to 5 feet above sea level and killed over 20,000 people. The wave caught the japanese offguard, not knowing its origin, and was explained in the book, the orphan tsunami. The event began with a powerful earthquake off the coast of honshu, japans main island, which initiated a series of large. Tokyo, which is the biggest city in japan with over 9 million inhabitants. Following three decades of unprecedented growth, japans economy experienced a major slowdown starting in the 1990s, but the country remains an economic power. Japan facts for kids japan geography famous japanese. Response to the 2011 great east japan earthquake and. Gripping survivor stories thousands are still missing, but harrowing tales are already emerging from those who managed. This book tells the story of the people affectec by the tsunami in 2011. This book constitutes a dutch perspective to the japanese tsunami disaster. For more details on tsunami, see our encyclopedia article and tsunami faqs.

Richard lloyd parry looks at the aftermath of japans 2011 tsunami in this brutally honest new book, which refuses to mitigate the full horror of the events with feelgood recovery stories. Ghosts of the tsunami examines the disaster that haunts. The 2011 japan tsunami was caused by largest fault slip. This is an aerial view of damage to sukuiso, japan, a week after the earthquake and subsequent tsunami devastated the.

The sumatraandaman earthquake, which caused the 2004 indian ocean tsunami, is estimated to have released energy equivalent to 23,000 hiroshimatype atomic bombs. An extremely destructive and most fearsome one was the earthquake and tsunami that hit japan in march, 2011. The asian tsunami in 2004 in the indian ocean is considered the deadliest tsunami ever, which was caused by an earthquake with the energy of 23,000 atomic bombs. Details of japan earthquake explain its extraordinary strength and unexpectedness. To be published in america by farrar, straus and giroux in october. Clay lubricated the fault zone in the japan trench, producing the devastating tsunami, researchers say. Named one of the best books of 2017 by the guardian, npr, gq, the economist. An aerial view of tsunami and earthquake damage off the coast of northern japan as seen from a u. The present list is not exhaustive, and reliable and precise magnitude. It is estimated that the initial tsunami wave took 10 to 30 minutes to make its first landfall.

Japan is an island nation surrounded by the sea of japan to the east and the pacific ocean to the west. Tsunamihit railway in northeast japan resumes regular services. The definitive book on the quake which killed more than 15,000 people. The 2004 indian ocean tsunami at ao nang, krabi province, thailand play media 3d tsunami animation a tsunami t s u.

On march 11, 2011, a megathrust earthquake 50 miles east of japan created a series of catastrophic tsunami waves which obliterated a 260mile stretch of the tohoku coastline. Over 19,000 people would be left dead, or missing, and the disaster triggered the worlds worst nuclear crisis since chernobyl. The 2011 earthquake off the pacific coast of tohoku was a magnitude 9. The 2011 great east japan earthquake and tsunami disaster left many lessons to be learned regarding japans disaster management policies. Tsunamis have been relatively rare in the indian ocean, and are most common in the pacific ocean. Death in the afternoon a remarkable account of the 2011 tsunami. The japanese tsunami, 2011, is a book about ben and harry from california taking a trip to their uncles house in shogahama, japan, only to be stuck in one of the most epic tsunamis of all time. Written by local expert sumiko kajiyama, cool japan is a threepart travel guide that explores the heart of japanese culture and mustsee places from a uniquely japanese perspective. See more details about world visions programs for tsunamiaffected.

As indicated below, magnitude is measured on the richter magnitude scale m l or the moment magnitude scale m w, or the surface wave magnitude scale m s for very old earthquakes. The tsunami comletely destroyed oga peninsula in japan. Japan is the 10th most populous country in the world with a population of over 127 million people japan has over 100 active volcanoes with over 70% of the country being mountainous melons are very expensive in japan. This brought with it incredibly destructive waves hitting the coastlines of eleven countries from thailand to africa, killing 283,000 people and wiping out cities.

On march 2011, the japan meteorological agency jma published details of. Check out these epic tsunami facts from national geographic kids. Forecasted wave heights were up to 33 ft 10 m and there were many reports of tsunami. We are given the facts of what happened, but also the author includes. In 1755, around 90,00 people were killed when a tsunami swept lisbon, in portugal. Named one of the best books of 2017 by the guardian, npr, gq, the economist, bookforum, amazon, and lit hub the definitive account of what happened, why, and above all how it felt, when catastrophe hit japan. Death and life in japans disaster zone parry, richard. Damage from the great east japan earthquake and tsunami a. Japan may be the most seismologically studied country in the world, and with more than 1200 high precision gps stations, a geophysicist at the university of alaska used the gps data to create a. As a result, they have been drastically changed to promote initiatives for building national resilience with the aim of creating safe and secure national lands, regions and economic society that have strength. They are sometimes mistakenly referred to as tidal waves, but tsunamis have nothing to do with the tides. According to the tsunamirelated information released by japan. As of july 2012, there are over 127 million people living in japan 127,368,088, which is the tenth largest population in the world.

Japan is a chain of islands along the eastern coast of asia, reaching from the northern coast of russia to the south east china sea. There was extensive destruction of houses,buildins, ships and port facilities. Japan earthquake and tsunami, severe natural disaster that occurred in northeastern japan on march 11, 2011, and killed at least 20,000 people. Fun japan facts for kids interesting information about japan. Fukushima accident, disaster that occurred in 2011 at the fukushima daiichi number one nuclear power plant on the pacific coast of northern japan, which was caused by a severe earthquake and powerful series of tsunami waves and was the second worst nuclear power accident in history. In japan, some tsunami waves reached as far as three miles inland. This breakwater is registered in the guinness book of world records as the.