Oct 29, 2022
Tsunami stone. Erected 1933. Aneyoshi Village, Miyako, Iwate Prefecture, Japan. Photograph from Defense Visual Information Distribution Service.
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Tsunami stone. Erected 1933. Aneyoshi Village, Miyako, Iwate Prefecture, Japan. Photograph from Defense Visual Information Distribution Service.
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Tsunami countermeasures written in stone scattered along Japan’s northeastern shore. These flat stones, some as tall as 3 meters, warn descendants to avoid building below or they’ll suffer the same fate as their ancestors. source: T. Kishimoto/Ancient Origins