ByRadityaDjati, executivesummarybydarmansjah
Travelingto thevillageHiromurainWakayama, Japan'swesterncoastas well asbringingknowledgeandawareness aboutnaturaldisaster response. Visitorscan experiencethe lives of thefisherfolk.
Moreover,wecan observethe advanced technology inearly warning fornatural disasters. I observeda hilldamhassteeldoorsthatcan be closedwhenthe tsunamiarrives. To be morefriendly to nature, the area along thehillsidedamsandplanted withgrass. Oncea yearto commemoratethe spirit oftheJapanesetsunamiinventorcharacter, HamaguchiGoryouwalkingwhilecarrying the torchalong thedam.
HamaguchiGoryouHiromurabornin the villagein 1820. He isgood atreading the signs ofthe naturalcoastal areas. He hassaved somany liveswhenthe tsunamihitthe region, by gettingpeoplefledinto the hills. A few momentslater, He madea fireofricebonds, known asInamura-no-Hi-no-Yakataevacuation routesas a guidefor people whoare still inthe coastal. The termtsunamiis known throughout theworld, popularizedfirstbyNationalGeographicin 1896without converting itinto English.
The governmenthas madehiromuravillageas a centerof learningof the firsttsunamiin Japan.TsunamiEducational Centerpresentshistorical documents, spacesimulation,relicsspirit ofHamaguchi, three-dimensional theater, the stage of prevention torecoveryafter thetsunamidisasterthat is packagedin atraditionalJapanesehouse. Really, it'sahumaneapproach, howvisitorsbrought tothe pastwhen she feltthespirit ofHamaguchisave livesand open adiscourse ofhow to dealtsunami. On the ground floor, visitors canenjoy afolklorestory tellerbroughtQuestioningtsunami, asa part ofJapanesesocietytoday.