1. Okushiri Tsunami 1993-1999 - disaster and reconstruction - Asian Disaster Reduction Center Taichi Kusaka 5.5m sea wall Sea urchin monument Nabetsuru Rock

2. Okushiri IslandFishery Tourism Main Industries are:

3. Multiple Disasters 1. Earthquake 2. Tsunami 3. Fires

4. Facts 12 July 1993 Magnitude of the earthquake: M 7.8 Maximum wave height: 31m Fatalities: 239 (198 in Okushiri) Fire and landslide as secondary disaster Tsunami arrival: 2 - 3 minutes (Inaho) 5 minutes (Aonae) Inaho Memorial

5. Tsunami - the largest destructive force Inaho was hit 2-3 minutes after quake. 2-3 minutes at Inaho 5 minutes at Aonae Reconstructed Inaho Hatsumatsumae

6. Inaho District Grandmother and the elder grand daughter were saved on the upper floor. The mother and the younger daughter lost their lives on the ground floor. No house was safe. School

7. Aonae District At 7 am 13 July 1993, Kyodo Tsunami and fires devastated this fishermen’s town. Tsunami Tsunami Tsunami Tsunami

8. Three ways to escape? Many who tried to escape by car died. Others on higher ground were saved.

9. Awareness –Risk Areas, Pamphlets –Evacuation Routes –Memorials and Museum Facilities –Communications –Shelters, Sea walls and tide gates Countermeasures in Okushiri Radio terminal

10. 23.3 meters 11.7m Risk Areas From tsunami records

11. Evacuation Routes Solar-powered sign post Safety Area Sign

12. Memorials and Museum Tsunami Museum opens in 2000 Please remember... All the names are here... Granite stone monument

13. Communications 24 hours a day 365 days a year Radio Communications Center at Okushiri Town Office Hokkaido Satellite Network Mobile Communicators

14. Tide gates Aonae Elementary School and Sea Walls Shelters Waves Piloti

15. Rest in peace. People remember 12 July 1993 and are better prepared now. Beyond time and space...