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Multi-periodSite Name: Jōgan tsunami warning tablet Alternative Name: 貞観津波碑 Jogan tsunami-hiCountry: Japan Region: Honshū Type: Modern Stone Circle etc
Nearest Town: Higashi-Matsushima (Miyagi pref.) Nearest Village: Miyato-jima island 宮戸í
Latitude: 38.335350N Longitude: 141.153900E
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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Modern Stone in Honshū
Although the inscription was worn out, this stone is believed as the tsunami warning tablet built after the great earthquake and subsequent tsunami occured in 869AD during Jōgan period (859-877) when Mt.Fuji also erupted.
The name of place of this site "Futatsu-bashi (二ツ橋=2 bridges)" is suspected to mean the crossing point of the rising waves from opposite directions. So the islanders of Miyato-jima island, who believed in the folklore on this tablet, could evacuate to higher place than this stone and were secured from 2011 tsunami. Then they built another tablet in acknowledge of their ancestors' advice beside the old one.
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