Table 2 Historical descriptions of the 1703 tsunami and its effects
Place (current name) | Latitude (deg) | Longitude (deg) | Documents | Present-day height (m above T.P.)d | Flow depth (m) | Tsunami height (m above T.P.) | Validity valuef | Accountg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Isejiga-ura | 140.86942 | 35.72062 | Genba-Sendaisyua | 3.9 | ≥2.0 | ≥5.9 | C | Five barns for fishing nets were destroyed by the tsunami flow We measured the ground level near the 1703 location of the harbor of the village |
Kobatake-ike | 140.85988 | 35.71018 | Homan Templeb | 11.3 (10.8)e | 0.6–0.9 | 11.4–11.7 | A | The tsunami overran Kimiga-hama beach and reached Kobatake-ike pond. Seven hundred trees were destroyed by the tsunami flow. Sea algae were caught in a tree at the side of the pond at a height of 2–3 shaku (approximately 0.6–0.9 m) above the ground |
Nagasaki | 140.86236 | 35.69500 | Homan Templeb Tokai shrinec | 5.7 | ≥2.0 | ≥7.7 | C | A barnb and Nishinomiya shrinec were destroyed by the tsunami flow We measured the ground level at the possible 1703 location of the destroyed shrine |
Tokawa | 140.85106 | 35.69893 | Homan Templeb | 10.8 | 0.0 | 10.8 | C | Tsunami destroyed barns under the Ebisu shrine and reached the mountain pass According to the Tokai shrine document, Ebisu shrine was located at the western edge of the village. Thus, we measured the ground level at the 1703 location of the mountain pass on the west side of the village |
Na’arai | 140.83685 | 35.71167 | Homan Templeb | 3.8 | ≥1.0 | ≥4.8 | C | A house was destroyed by the tsunami flow |