Yoriisohama, Miyagi
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is a fishing village in Ishinomaki
located about 1km east of the Onagawa Nuclear Power Plant
, on a headland comprising cliffs and small fjord-like bays on the eastern side of the Oshika Peninsula
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The main settlement is in a south-facing bay on the southern slope of , (153m high).
Yoriisohama lies in The nearest city is Ishinomaki
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Yoriiso was founded in the 14th century. Local legend has it that its name arose from a rock which was washed onto the beach and which was venerated by the villagers. ( = "visit the seashore").
As of 2005 Yoriisohama consisted of about 100 households, with a population of about 500, mainly engaged in fishery and related occupations. The administrative district, Yoriiso, includes the hamlet of 500 metres to the West (population 100 / 25 households).
Yoriisohama was largely destroyed by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
. After their homes were destroyed by a 15 metre high wave, 150 residents took refuge in the local school which served as an evacuation centre.
Ishinomaki, Miyagi
is a city located in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.As of January 1, 2010, the city had an estimated population of 164,294 and a population density of 295.83 persons per km²...
located about 1km east of the Onagawa Nuclear Power Plant
Onagawa Nuclear Power Plant
The is a nuclear power plant located on a 1,730,000 m2 site in Onagawa in the Oshika District and Ishinomaki city, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. It is managed by the Tohoku Electric Power Company...
, on a headland comprising cliffs and small fjord-like bays on the eastern side of the Oshika Peninsula
Oshika Peninsula
The Oshika Peninsula is a peninsula which projects southeast into the Pacific Ocean from the coast of Miyagi Prefecture in northeast Honshu, the main island of Japan....
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The main settlement is in a south-facing bay on the southern slope of , (153m high).
Yoriisohama lies in The nearest city is Ishinomaki
Ishinomaki, Miyagi
is a city located in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.As of January 1, 2010, the city had an estimated population of 164,294 and a population density of 295.83 persons per km²...
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Yoriiso was founded in the 14th century. Local legend has it that its name arose from a rock which was washed onto the beach and which was venerated by the villagers. ( = "visit the seashore").
As of 2005 Yoriisohama consisted of about 100 households, with a population of about 500, mainly engaged in fishery and related occupations. The administrative district, Yoriiso, includes the hamlet of 500 metres to the West (population 100 / 25 households).
Yoriisohama was largely destroyed by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
The 2011 earthquake off the Pacific coast of Tohoku, also known as the 2011 Tohoku earthquake, or the Great East Japan Earthquake, was a magnitude 9.0 undersea megathrust earthquake off the coast of Japan that occurred at 14:46 JST on Friday, 11 March 2011, with the epicenter approximately east...
. After their homes were destroyed by a 15 metre high wave, 150 residents took refuge in the local school which served as an evacuation centre.