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[92] The Effect of Tsunami Monument on People’s Disaster Awareness of Pre-disaster in Tsunami Lore

– The case of Nankai earthquake tsunami affected area –

○Yusuke Saito¹, U Hiroi¹ (1. Department of Urban Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo)

Keywords:tsunami monument, tsunami lore, Nankai earthquake tsunami affected area, questionnaire survey

In Japanese tsunami lore, the tsunami monument has been a widely used tool for a long time. In this study, the effect of the tsunami monument on people’s disaster awareness of pre-disaster is discussed using the case of Nankai earthquake tsunami affected area.

Through the survey, it is found that the tsunami monument plays a poor role as a source of information and is unlikely to lead to a concrete and direct call to action. This suggests that the tsunami monument is a limited means of conveying a specific message. On the other hand, it is found to be effective as a means of geographically specific and permanent recording, and it also has a certain effect on raising disaster awareness through visual effects.
Therefore, the tsunami monument is considered to have the effect of "recording" and "raising awareness".