The Sanriku Coast (三陸海岸, sanriku kaigan) is a coastal region on the Pacific Ocean, extending from southern Aomori Prefecture, [1] through Iwate Prefecture and northern Miyagi Prefecture in northeastern Honshū, which is Japan's main island. [2] The name comes from the historical region of Sanriku (lit. "three riku"), referring to the former provinces of Rikuō, Rikuchū and Rikuzen. [3]
There are the Tanesashi Coast, the Rikuchu Kaigan National Park and the Minami-Sanriku Kinkazan Quasi-National Park in the Sanriku Coast region. [4]
The bays of this ria coastline tend to amplify the destructiveness of tsunami waves. [5] Significant events which devastated coastal communities include:
Prior to 2011, the tsunami history of Sanriku might have been interpreted as a story of progressively fewer casualties due to human intervention and planning. The 2011 disaster created a new baseline for analysis of regularly occurring tsunamis. [7]
39°58′14″N 141°57′15″E / 39.9706°N 141.9542°E
The Sanriku Coast (三陸海岸, sanriku kaigan) is a coastal region on the Pacific Ocean, extending from southern Aomori Prefecture, [1] through Iwate Prefecture and northern Miyagi Prefecture in northeastern Honshū, which is Japan's main island. [2] The name comes from the historical region of Sanriku (lit. "three riku"), referring to the former provinces of Rikuō, Rikuchū and Rikuzen. [3]
There are the Tanesashi Coast, the Rikuchu Kaigan National Park and the Minami-Sanriku Kinkazan Quasi-National Park in the Sanriku Coast region. [4]
The bays of this ria coastline tend to amplify the destructiveness of tsunami waves. [5] Significant events which devastated coastal communities include:
Prior to 2011, the tsunami history of Sanriku might have been interpreted as a story of progressively fewer casualties due to human intervention and planning. The 2011 disaster created a new baseline for analysis of regularly occurring tsunamis. [7]
39°58′14″N 141°57′15″E / 39.9706°N 141.9542°E