Hirogawa Town of “Goryo and the Fire of Rice Sheaves”~The origin of Tsunami Awareness Day~
“The Fire of Rice Sheaves” Town of Hirogawa, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan
“The Fire of Rice Sheaves” is a real story about a hero (Goryo Hamaguchi) who saved the lives of villagers by setting his precious rice sheaves on fire to show people the way to escape from the tsunami that followed the Ansei Nankai Earthquake, which struck the village on November 5, 1854.
Goryo also helped the village recover, using his own money to finance the construction of a huge earth levee with the idea of protecting the community from tsunamis for the next hundred generations.
The story of “The Fire of Rice Sheaves” has been introduced in textbooks in Japanese schools. It has also been recognized around the world and became the origin of “World Tsunami Awareness Day.”
The Town of Hirogawa in Wakayama Prefecture has been working to protect the levee and introducing Goryo Hamaguchi’s achievements and his message to the world to prepare for tsunami disasters.
The town recently opened the “Inamura-no-Hi no Yakata,” the Hamaguchi Goryo Archives and Tsunami Educational Center, using state-of-the-art displays on tsunami preparedness and has started “The Fire of Rice Sheaves Festival,” in addition to its annual Tsunami Festival.
The Town of Hirogawa has been welcoming a great number of the guests from around the world.
“The Fire of Rice Sheaves” Town of Hirogawa, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan
“The Fire of Rice Sheaves” is a real story about a hero (Goryo Hamaguchi) who saved the lives of villagers by setting his precious rice sheaves on fire to show people the way to escape from the tsunami that followed the Ansei Nankai Earthquake, which struck the village on November 5, 1854.
Goryo also helped the village recover, using his own money to finance the construction of a huge earth levee with the idea of protecting the community from tsunamis for the next hundred generations.
The story of “The Fire of Rice Sheaves” has been introduced in textbooks in Japanese schools. It has also been recognized around the world and became the origin of “World Tsunami Awareness Day.”
The Town of Hirogawa in Wakayama Prefecture has been working to protect the levee and introducing Goryo Hamaguchi’s achievements and his message to the world to prepare for tsunami disasters.
The town recently opened the “Inamura-no-Hi no Yakata,” the Hamaguchi Goryo Archives and Tsunami Educational Center, using state-of-the-art displays on tsunami preparedness and has started “The Fire of Rice Sheaves Festival,” in addition to its annual Tsunami Festival.
The Town of Hirogawa has been welcoming a great number of the guests from around the world.
Pada tanggal 5 November 1854, Gempa Bumi dan Tsunami Ansei Nankai menghantam Jepang. Di Hiromura (sekarang adalah Kota Hirogawa di Provinsi Wakayama), Goryo Hamaguchi menolong menyelamatkan banyak jiwa menggunakan “Inamura no Hi”, membakar ikatan padinya untuk menjadi penerang jalur evakuasi di dalam kegelapan. Dengan harapan untuk membuat desa tersebut aman selama beberapa ratus generasi ke depan, Goryo juga merencanakan dan membiayai pembangunan tembok laut. Hiromura menjadi terkenal sebagai sebuah desa yang bertahan dan pulih dari gempa bumi dan tsunami tanpa pertolongan dari luar.
“The Fire of Rice Sheaves” Town of Hirogawa, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan
“The Fire of Rice Sheaves” is a real story about a hero (Goryo Hamaguchi) who saved the lives of villagers by setting his precious rice sheaves on fire to show people the way to escape from the tsunami that followed the Ansei Nankai Earthquake, which struck the village on November 5, 1854.
Goryo also helped the village recover, using his own money to finance the construction of a huge earth levee with the idea of protecting the community from tsunamis for the next hundred generations.
The story of “The Fire of Rice Sheaves” has been introduced in textbooks in Japanese schools. It has also been recognized around the world and became the origin of “World Tsunami Awareness Day.”
The Town of Hirogawa in Wakayama Prefecture has been working to protect the levee and introducing Goryo Hamaguchi’s achievements and his message to the world to prepare for tsunami disasters.
The town recently opened the “Inamura-no-Hi no Yakata,” the Hamaguchi Goryo Archives and Tsunami Educational Center, using state-of-the-art displays on tsunami preparedness and has started “The Fire of Rice Sheaves Festival,” in addition to its annual Tsunami Festival.
The Town of Hirogawa has been welcoming a great number of the guests from around the world.
“The Fire of Rice Sheaves” Town of Hirogawa, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan
“The Fire of Rice Sheaves” is a real story about a hero (Goryo Hamaguchi) who saved the lives of villagers by setting his precious rice sheaves on fire to show people the way to escape from the tsunami that followed the Ansei Nankai Earthquake, which struck the village on November 5, 1854.
Goryo also helped the village recover, using his own money to finance the construction of a huge earth levee with the idea of protecting the community from tsunamis for the next hundred generations.
The story of “The Fire of Rice Sheaves” has been introduced in textbooks in Japanese schools. It has also been recognized around the world and became the origin of “World Tsunami Awareness Day.”
The Town of Hirogawa in Wakayama Prefecture has been working to protect the levee and introducing Goryo Hamaguchi’s achievements and his message to the world to prepare for tsunami disasters.
The town recently opened the “Inamura-no-Hi no Yakata,” the Hamaguchi Goryo Archives and Tsunami Educational Center, using state-of-the-art displays on tsunami preparedness and has started “The Fire of Rice Sheaves Festival,” in addition to its annual Tsunami Festival.
The Town of Hirogawa has been welcoming a great number of the guests from around the world.