Talk:Minamisanriku

Minamisanriku, Miyagi
There is a video of the town being destroyed in less than 30 seconds, as there are also videos and photos of the aftermath. Some of them should be added to the article.

98.245.172.142 (talk) 03:53, 14 March 2011 (UTC)

This entire article is now in the past tense. Why? Who is to say whether or not some of the souls who survived this horrific event won't decide to rebuild Minamisanriku? Who are we to render this judgment of finality, only five days after the event? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.78.53.160 (talk) 03:19, 16 March 2011 (UTC)

I just went up there to volunteer. Here's a few things I learned there: -the water got up to 30m (how it was measured I don't know) -The tsunami wave height measuring technology is limited to measuring 10m... so the wave was >=10m -about 500people confirmed dead, 500 still missing and presumed dead --Mstangeland (talk) 05:37, 29 June 2011 (UTC)

Minami Sanriku & Minamisanrikucho
CNN is calling this place "Minami Sanriku"

184.144.160.156 (talk) 06:36, 14 March 2011 (UTC)

It's also calling it "Minamisanrikucho"

184.144.160.156 (talk) 10:29, 14 March 2011 (UTC)


 * -chou (町) is a suffix used on Japanese place names almost literally meaning town. It's unneeded when translating, would be like keeping the naming honourifics when talking about people. That being said, I'm unsure Wikipedia's policy on these. Also, can we remove the translation of the place name? It's just a literal translation of the three kanji making up a place name. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Zcomuto (talk • contribs) 18:08, 14 March 2011 (UTC)
 * -chou means village or district? Kittybrewster  &#9742;  08:32, 15 March 2011 (UTC)
 * -村 more means village. The place names can also refer to subdivisions of larger districts (such as a neighborhood or street). 南三陸ー町 does use the 町 suffix, though, and literally means town.(or, various other things depending on context/place, but it's -town as far as I'm aware in this case. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.) Zcomuto (talk • contribs) 18:32, 15 March 2011 (GMT)

HELP NEEDED WITH THIS ARTICLE: Does Anyone Know How to Add Images? Here is one of the devastation in the Town
http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://images.theage.com.au/2011/03/13/2230539/minamisanriku_main-420x0.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.theage.com.au/world/thousands-missing-as-scale-of-tragedy-unfolds-20110313-1bt1a.html&usg=__ftOtElcNThUBIl7j3VcNWTc65zk=&h=300&w=420&sz=77&hl=en&start=0&sig2=1DEmsaOu17qa2IFubGyBTQ&zoom=1&tbnid=CkJM4cIdFEeR-M:&tbnh=164&tbnw=249&ei=I6l-TffsI82CqAG78bT-CA&prev=/images%3Fq%3DMinamisanriku%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26biw%3D1280%26bih%3D632%26tbs%3Disch:1&um=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=975&vpy=353&dur=2587&hovh=190&hovw=266&tx=148&ty=159&oei=I6l-TffsI82CqAG78bT-CA&page=1&ndsp=15&ved=1t:429,r:14,s:0

This one is from AP News, so be sure to cite the source. It does qualify for Wikipedia.

71.33.137.106 (talk) 23:53, 14 March 2011 (UTC)

Here is Another very touching image-- Here is another image of Minamisanriku after the Tsunami: surviving children (in Minimisanriku, see photo description to the right) are making their way through massive wreckage to attend class in a makeshift school. Can anyone please help with adding this image to the article? (I do not understand the procedure for adding images to a Wikipedia article): http://uk.news.yahoo.com/19/20110324/img/pwl-japan-earthquake-7043d4-15f0c385fcbe.html

50.16.18.34 (talk) 15:30, 24 March 2011 (UTC)


 * Hello. I am sorry but the images you linked can't be used in Wikipedia as they are not released under a compatible free license. Images used in Wikipedia have to comply with one of the following criteria:


 * You own the rights to the image (usually meaning that you created the image yourself).
 * You can prove that the copyright holder has licensed the image under an acceptable free license.
 * You can prove that the image is in the public domain.


 * Please read this for more information: Image use policy.-- Obsidi ♠ n Soul  17:09, 24 March 2011 (UTC)

Are there any good sources for acceptable images (any good places to look for them)?

173.246.35.178 (talk) 06:31, 25 March 2011 (UTC)

Please Pray for these People
Whatever your religion, please pray for the people of this poor town. Please also find an appropriate aid agency and do what you can.

71.33.137.106 (talk) 23:19, 14 March 2011 (UTC)

Evacuation centers
''However, although both were 20 metres above sea level, the tsunami inundated them and washed people away. ''

I removed this, since it is contradictory. The source itself says the wave was 10m high (and it reached only to the fourth floor of the hospital of the town). How could it then wash people away in buildings 20m above sea level? --178.1.210.199 (talk) 00:44, 17 March 2011 (UTC)

It's not contradictory, the incoming 10m wave was funnelled by the bay so it reared up much higher. The article says:
 * it heaved a 10-metre surge of water over the flat coastline around the city of Sendai. But this town ... was built in the neck of a bay that is sculpted like a natural funnel. Friday's wall of water surged even higher, much higher, as it forced its way into the bay. ...
 * [...] two safety areas. One is on the southern headland overlooking the town, the other is also about 20 metres above sea level but back from the centre of the town. The water made it up to the first floor of both the evacuation centres, so even those who made it there were washed away.

I have therefore restored the text. Samatarou (talk) 19:05, 20 March 2011 (UTC)

Good point, the wave definitely varied in height due to the funneling effect of the local terrain. People should take the time to research and think. Catching a so-called 'mistake' is much easier than getting the whole story.

50.16.18.34 (talk) 15:19, 24 March 2011 (UTC)

This article should not be in the past tense
This article should not be in the past tense. The town still has an active official web site http://www.town.minamisanriku.miyagi.jp/ and all indications there are that they plan to revive the town again. I have not updated the page because I'm not sure what the policy is regarding non-English web sites, even if it's as authoratative a source as an official government page. This article http://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20110412/t10015258661000.html on NHK's news site also says that fishermen are clearing up debris and salvaging supplies, preparing to start up operations again. --Epsilonpilot (talk) 23:07, 12 April 2011 (UTC)
 * I've reverted it, this changing articles to past tense seems to be a persistent problem with tsunami town articles generally. Samatarou (talk) 02:51, 13 April 2011 (UTC)

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Video and Photo 2011 (Miki Endo)

 * History about Miki Endo and other people on the roof:
 * Shocked people on the antenna:
 * Best quality images: image_list_1, image_list_2 --Anoneska (talk) 08:14, 19 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Photos from the roof of the Crisis Management Center: https://imgur.com/a/l2cebIa --Anoneska (talk) 09:34, 19 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Minamisanriku, two days after the tsunami in 2011 [1920×1223] http://i.imgur.com/5pXbxFP.jpg --Anoneska (talk) 09:17, 18 March 2021 (UTC)
 * --Anoneska (talk) 12:15, 18 March 2021 (UTC)
 * --Anoneska (talk) 12:23, 18 March 2021 (UTC)
 * --Anoneska (talk) 07:50, 19 April 2021 (UTC)