著者

遠藤 賢也 マゼレオ みほ

出版者

公益社団法人 日本造園学会

雑誌

ランドスケープ研究 (ISSN:13408984)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.78, no.5, pp.693-696, 2015 (Released:2015-12-22)

参考文献数

19

被引用文献数

3

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The Great East Japan Earthquake on March 11th 2011 was followed by an unprecedented tsunami which devastated the Tohoku coastline. There were several cases where residents had to seek shelter at even higher locations than designated evacuation shelters; for many this was the local shrine. This research analyzes the geo-spatial pattern of shrines along Sanriku coastline and examines the factors that influenced their locations by unfolding region’s history in order to make the argument for shrines being incorporated into future disaster preparedness schemes. Town of Minami Sanriku had 56 shrines along its coast, of which 14 were within the inundation zone. Despite their proximity to the shoreline, average elevation of the shrine was approximately 23.7m above sea level. Geographical analysis uncovered that topographical features surrounding each shrine defines its potential for evacuation. Historical research has suggested that topographical features of shrines were underpinned by the local history of fortresses erected at higher grounds during the medieval era, and shrines with a proximity to fortresses tended to be safe from tsunami inundation. The devastating tsunami provides an opportunity to rethink the relationship between topography and cultural spaces to double as evacuation areas embedded within history, culture and traditions of the region.