津波避難タワー「今沢」 １２ｍ
The place
津波避難タワー「今沢」１２ｍ (Tsunami hinan tawa "Imazawa" 12 m, "Imazawa Tsunami Evacuation Tower, 12 m") in Shizuoka Prefecture, Kosai/Hamamatsu sector (Pacific coast, Enshu-nada coast, central Japan), at 4 m altitude, coastal plain. New tsunami evacuation tower cluster for Japan appeared in batch 351. 12 m tall reinforced concrete structure built after 2011 (Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, March 11, 2011, magnitude 9.1 + 40 m tsunami wave on the Sanriku coast, 22,000 dead + Fukushima Daiichi, 3 reactor meltdowns, 300,000 displaced, prompting nationwide learning around coastal evacuation), area with a dangerous Pacific coastline due to the Fossa Magna/Nankai Trough subduction zone, a 30-40% probability of a mega-tsunami within 30 years, coastal heritage of Shizuoka (sacred Mount Fuji, UNESCO 2013 + wasabi capital, Wasabia japonica, 60% of world production + green tea, Sen no Rikyū, 1500s Zen chado, the four principles wa-kei-sei-jaku).
The setting
Shizuoka Kosai/Hamamatsu Pacific coast Enshu-nada central Japan 4 m coastal plain, new cluster batch 351, reinforced concrete tower 12 m post-2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami March 11 2011 M 9.1 quake+tsunami 40 m Sanriku 22,000 dead + Fukushima 3 reactor meltdowns 300,000 displaced, Fossa Magna/Nankai Trough subduction mega-tsunami 30-40% 30 years, Fuji UNESCO 2013 sacred + wasabi Wasabia japonica 60% world + green tea Sen no Rikyū 1500s chado wa-kei-sei-jaku.
