3:30 PM - 3:45 PM
[MIS23-06] The resources and their significance on tsunami disaster prevention of Nobiru-geosite in Higashimatushima City
Keywords:Higashimatsushima City, Nobiru district, Great East Japan Earthquake, Tsunami, Disaster prevention education, Geopark
In the presentation, I will focus on the geo-resources of Nobiru district in Higashimatsushima City, Miyagi Prefecture. A tsunami attacked repeatedly from the Jomon period approximately 8,000 years ago, and the city suffered a big disaster as well as the Great East Japan Earthquake. Especially Nobiru district has issued a number of victims in the Great East Japan Earthquake.
Therefore, there remains many disaster heritage associated with the 3.11 tsunami here. Having investigated the geo-resources associated with the tsunami in this region, we will introduce them and also introduce geo-story they tell.