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Natural PlacesSite Name: Tsunami stones (in Raga) Alternative Name: 羅賀の津波石Country: Japan
NOTE: This site is 21.749 km away from the location you searched for.
Region: Honshū Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
Nearest Town: Tanohata-mura (Iwate pref.) Nearest Village: Raga 羅賀
Latitude: 39.937560N Longitude: 141.937590E
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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The tsunami which occurred on June 15 1896 pushed 2 huge rocks in the sea toward the slope (25m altitude, 360m from the shoreline). The 2011 tsunami got over these stones, they were covered with debris. The area around them is being modified into a historical park.
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