Long-Term Recovery from the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Disaster - Post-Tsunami Hazard: Reconstruction and Restoration - page 8

Fig. 1.3 Location of resettlement sites (Edited on Google Map)

1 . No damage ( ): Aneyosi settlement, which is famous for a stone monument

indicating that villagers should not live below this monument, did not sustain any
damage despite having the highest tsunami inundation.
2 . Minor damage (

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): A few buildings near from the sea got damage. Resettlement
sites from the Meiji tsunami that remained on higher ground sustained minimal
damage.
3 . Major damage in expanded low land settlements ( ⒳ ): All the buildings at
expanding low land area were washed away by tsunami Showa resettlement
communities that expanded their settlement, and low land areas sustained
damage, but the original resettlement site did not.
4 . Major damage in resettlement sites (×): All the buildings including resettlement
site at higher ground were washed away by tsunami.

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Although the Showa resettlement sites were on higher ground, major damage
occurred due to the unexpected scale of the tsunami.

1.3.2 Resettlement Sites Without Damage

In Miyako, only Aneyoshi did not sustain damage. Although the name Aneyosi is
not expressly listed in Table 1.2 , this community is famous for a stone monument
stating, “You shall not live below this monument” (Yamaguchi 1943 ), and people in