Disaster memorial monuments mark the memories of past major disasters. The monument in Kanahama, Miyako City, Iwate Prefecture, bears the lesson: "After a major earthquake comes a tsunami, tsunamis also come after earthquakes in other countries, when the tide recedes noticeably, go to higher ground."▼There are also monuments in Makiya and Oura in Nago City.
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Disaster memorial monuments mark the memories of past major disasters. The monument in Kanahama, Miyako City, Iwate Prefecture, bears the lesson: "After a major earthquake comes a tsunami, tsunamis also come after earthquakes in other countries, when the tide recedes noticeably, go to higher ground."▼There are also monuments in Makiya and Oura in Nago City.