Fudai - The Japanese village that defied the tsunami.
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- Опубліковано 22 тра 2011
- The full story about Fudai and mayor Wamura:
Link to Fudai in Google Streetview: www.google.com/maps/@40.00965...
www.nola.com/politics/index.ss... . Orginal video: • Japan Earthquake,tsuna... . I found this story to be very good. I read the article and wached the video about the, but thought it would have been even better if the video had more text. So I added some of the article and some of the descriptions that was posted in the comments of the orginal video. I altso shortened the video a little bit. Music from incompetech.com/
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that man was so wise.what a brilliant leader he saved his people from certain death, even years after he had been laid to rest.I feel there should be a movie about this .
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If he could be criticised for anything at all, it would probably be that he didn’t build the wall higher!
He was truly ahead of his time, but having witnessed the devastation of previous tsunamis, he knew that even a 15 meter high wall was needed.
It makes me wonder what defences have been planned/implemented where there was a 40 meter high wave 🤯
Wamura was a truly great statesman. He threw away his reputation to do the right thing. A stark contrast to the lunatics who sell lies for power even at the cost of lives.
Illustrating the difference between President Donald J Trump and the scumbag Democrat and :"Republican" Politicians whose main concern is their perks and status !!!
Trump is just like Wamura: he wants to build a big wall, too; but fools keep blocking him.
Jane, trump is the biggest crook in Washington.
EVER HEARD OF THE BERLIN WALL WHICH WAS DOUBLE WALLED WITH BARBED WIRE JUNGLES AND MINES IN BETWEEN AND PATROLLED WITH ACTIVE SECURITY MILITARY SQUADS? THAT IS WHERE YOU SHOULD BE SENDING YOUR TROOPS AND NOT IN THE MIDDLE EAST OR IN AFGHANISTAN AND HEAVILY MINED AND BARBED WIRE COVERED AND PATROLLED LIKE THE NORTH-SOUTH KOREAN DMZ ZONE. AND LIKE ISRAEL'S BORDER SECURITY FENCES AND SECURITY WALLS ua-cam.com/users/results?search_query=israel+fence+system+
@@janebook294 Nope. Time has told us that Donald J Trump is the most corrupted of all US presidents. Any Democrats are better than him. Democrats are not Traitors like the Republicans.
One of the most amazing human stories and legacies ever. The quote by Wamura at the end is priceless. What a man he must be! (his legacy endures in death)
This illustrates one of the differences between a leader and a politician.
Amen
I read about this guy Wamura. When he was alive, other politicians labeled him a crackpot. At one point, some people nicknamed the wall project "Wamura's folly" or "Kotaku's folly" (the latter would be more insulting). What posthumous vindication, eh? A crackpot who turned out to be a great visionary. The village of Fudai will be singing his praises for as long as there are people living there. So epic. So very Japanese.
15,5 meters DIFFERENCE!
P.S. Wamura remids me Hirai Yosuke (Onagawa NPP director)! Hirai order to build 15 meters wall too! Wall succesfully protect this place compare to Fukushima...
P.S2. They are both deceased but did GOOD work before death! Heroes for me!
Morris Wilburn Damn fucking skippy! I'd be proud to vote for someone like that!
A leader runs the US now... his opposition are politicians.
Greatest is the man who stands alone.
keith6400 Heavy lies the crown brother!
Ted Bundy, Jeffrey Dahmer, Gary Ridgway, Richard Ramirez, Aileen Wuornos, and Anthony Sowell all stood alone.
Mr. Wamura may your soul Rest In Peace and know that your wisdom was redeemed on March 2011. Even though you passed away several years before the tsunami you knew would eventually come, your foresight to build that 50 foot wall, is your true legacy.
To the children of the people who went against you, remember to name at least one baby boy in each of your families, the good luck name of “Kotaku” in honor of the man who protected your future generations, Mr Wamura, Kotaku, the most famous mayor of Fudai. 💞🌲
Mayor Wamura had done a great job in thinking ahead and do something about another recurring Tsunami and decided to build a wall, unbeknown to him that the next few years after his death, his predictions turned to be true. May this great man rests in peace.
Bet those who thought it a waste of money are having second thoughts right now.
Grithor86
Exactly. You cannot argue with the strange, the weirds, the hypocrites and bad thinkers. Whatever you tell a crowd, they still think you're nuts at doing something like this when they already knew in their own history that they had Tsunamis long before this wall had ever been built. Problem is, when there is a crowd objecting at your ideas, there sure as hell will be a war without thinking that the idea of building this wall may one day save their lives. Well done Mayor Wamura.
Grithor86 Actually, they are probably dead by now as well.
wamura deserves recognition for his living success in protecting that village... so inspiring...;)
I've been to Fudai. In late 2011, after some of the radiation limits were removed, I was able to travel along the coast and see some more hidden spots. Fudai struck me as being this strange exception to what all I had seen. On one side, a nice little town, on the other side of the gate, complete destruction. It was very bizarre.
This is the story of a real great role model ...We have to show his spirit great respect ...Thank you Mayor Wamura...
From someone else who was on the ground I will elaborate a little more, Fudai has a tsunami barrier that is (now) 48 feet in height. It was considered too elaborate as it utilized a multi layer system for absorption of the energy of the tsunami wave. Behind Fudais wall, the entire town sits completely untouched by the tsunami wave. Fudai was also lucky in that unlike other areas, the topography of the surrounding area did not create as serious a funnel effect as say Otsuchi.
Smart man. Never thought I would say this, but he was a good politician. Never believed they ever existed. Until now.
Grithor86 lmuy buena
incredible story ,and to think it even breached this wall is horrendous.Its one of those events that it needed a survivor of a previous tsunami to envisage what needed to be built.An amazing man.I can only imagine how small the people who shunned Wamura's idea must have felt when the wave struck.A true lesson learned.At least it was one story in this tragic event with a slightly better ending than other regions.R.I.P to those who died.
I think that this Wamura man understood as all wise men do never ever ever underestimate mother nature or the power of the forces of the earth
see 1933 tsunami this is why with everything you need to look at history
I'VE WATCHED A FEW VIDEOS OF 2011 TSUNAMI. AMAZING POWER OF THE WATER AND IT MOVES QUICKLY. GLAD TO SEE THIS MAYOR PROTECT HIS PEOPLE.
Sadly, sometimes it is a very heavy and difficult burden to be the one carrying the vision. . . especially when few, to none, can see it too!
Respect for the Mayor... a man of great foresight! This is an excellent video in tribute to him, but yes, I agree that a brief shot of the saved village would have really 'completed' the story! Thank you!
Wish he could have lived long enough to see his success with this. Maybe his spirit can appreciate it from the other side. Really cared for people-- that's the kind of person we probably all want to vote for.
+amanda miller funny you said that, both Wamura and trump share the goal of building walls :)
Amanda, Trump is trying to clean up the mess left by Marxists like Obama, Clinton and Bush.
David, learn what a Marxist is before using that word and embarrassing yourself.
It would of been great for him to of seen it save the town. But he already knew that; 1. Another event would come, and 2. That his life's work of building this protective wall would save the town! He died knowing he had done what was necessary to protect his town! A great man among the idiots of politics.
all coastal japanese cities will be copying fudai's wall i heard
They did. All major coastline town/village currently building an average 14-15 metres height of seawall. To holding back the tsunami. Not just a normal seawall, but the reinforce seawall with high levee. They saw what Wamura did to Fudai and now they applied his idea to the entire Northeastern Coastline
@@fariqhraito They should make it 20 meters high.
Would be nice if we could see the "protected town" in contrast with the destruction.
maybe they didn't know how to close the gates and the town was washed away too. This is why no town is shown. What do people think?
This happened in my city last year when our city of Calgary Alberta Canada was flooded in it's downtown core. Flood gates weren't closed, and we had a few days warning. oops!
Actually I was just joking about this village, but it would still be nice to see the village afterwards.
Peter Hall I just Google Earthed this town and the post-tsunami satellite picture shows the town in perfect condition. 40°00'00.0"N 141°52'58.8"E. The story is true and the documentary is poorly made! (By the way, Google Earthing the tsunami hit areas--and street views too--is an intense experience).
Tiene razón, solo hablan de la muralla y del alcalde y como su previsión al construir la barrera los protegió, pero no muestran el pueblo al otro lado de la barrera???
Led Foll Yeah poorly made.
You can streetview other towns in the area, and see them as they were in 2007, and then 2012
Wamura knew his shit
Right is still right even when no one else approves, when it is not "popular", when you are mocked, when none of your friends will stand with you and no one will help. Right is still right.
I camped here. I went here 3 times in the 90's. I love this place.
This is the first I have heard of this story - thank you for sharing!
Right on! A light in a very dark day. Thank you so much for posting. Happy New Year from Canada.
I'm from Canada and the idea of the next Cascadia earthquake scares the hell out of me because the last one was 300 years ago and no one seems to understand the value of preparing for the inevitable here. Sometimes you need to have seen the devastation for yourself in the past to really understand why you need to plan ahead.
Thanks for the captions and linked story of hero mayor
Although this seawall worked well for Fudai, it doesn't mean it would have worked for other towns. Fudai has an exceptionally narrow inlet (1/10 mile) in a steep canyon. For other towns in the area to build something comparable would have been exorbitantly expensive. Fudai was fortunate that the geography made this feasible. Just by taking a quick look at some other towns in the area on Google Earth you can see that to provide the same amount of protection for them would have been incredibly difficult.
[Edited for spelling] If it costs 10,000 times more money than you even have, it becomes a moot point; You just can't achieve the dream. To save some towns would require a wall many miles long, it would destroy the whole reason for the town existing.
Why not build an eighty-foot high wall all the way around every single Japanese island? That would be 430 inhabited islands. And should we do this in every single city, berg, village and individual house on the planet? Totally protect every single person on Earth from from every possible catastrophe that could ever happen? Deplete the entire planet's financial (and all other) resources just to say, "If it saves just one life, it will be worth it?"
Not only would this be utterly impossible, who would want to live like that? You ask which I would choose. Personally, I prefer to maintain a closer contact with the natural world; sharp edges and all.
jhanthony2 "moot" point. Not mute.
Beau74 OUCH!! Damn, double damn and an order of damn on the side! I knew that. I can't even blame autocorrect for that screw-up.
To you who prefer to keep closer contact with nature. You could. Out side the wall. How much time do you really spend experiencing that nature? We have nature preserving Laws on our Island. Where every year the sea reclaims miles of sea shore cliffs because nature lovers prefer the more natural look. But look at most of them and they spend most time in the big cities as they also prefer the bigger wages.
That is just part of the cost of living on an island in the middle of the Ring of Fire. You could say that people's lives are not worth the expense, or you could say the people should not build or live near the coast, but that would mean the entire population of Japan would be crammed together up in the mountains. Hundreds of square miles would be unusable. This flood wall worked and was relatively inexpensive because of the short size between the hills. Some water did go over it because of the massive inertia of all that water moving forward. If the wall were 500 feet tall some water would still shoot up and over. The only way to stop that would be to curve the wall so that the forward moving water was shot up and back in the direction it came. But still only a small amount of water made it over in that initial rush. Once the water was slowed it could not pour over.
What an amazing story. It is sad that the rest of the country did not pay attention to former tsunami heights and plan to keep towns safe by building flood barriers high enough as is the case with past Mayor Wamura.
Sendai did. They built a ten meter wall and got hit with a ten meter wave. Problem was, that nobody foresaw, the quake dropped the entire shoreline by a meter or more. So when that ten meter tsunami hit, the wall was actually less than 9 meters above sea level.
I recall reading about that. I guess it is not always possible to foreknow everything that might happen.
Bottle Brush It is possible to overplan for it though. If they had built a 15 meter wall like this one, Sendai may have survived. We had the same problem in New Orleans when Hurricane Katrina hit. It wasn't that the hurricane was that bad, it was that the flood barriers weren't built high enough even though it was a known problem for decades. It only took one weak spot in the wall failing to flood half the city.
I feel for them all.
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... and actually i felt this was one of the most intriquing and touching vids to be uploaded on the unfortunate situation in japan portraying one mans vision, drive and desire in his day to save his people from a possible disaster in the future that unfortunely panned out. and major props to you sjefern for showing the world this ray of light that emerged from that dark day:)
Not sure how I missed this video before. I'm glad I found it now. Thanks for posting it. He was a visionary obviously, tempered by experience. So few people like him in politics, anywhere.
I was stationed at Misawa in the late 80's. We would drive right here to camp on our long breaks. Unreal seeing it here. I clearly remember looking at the massive barrier thinking there was no way it needed to be THAT big. Unreal.
Local geography was favorable to such a construction, but also prone to raising the incoming water even higher. The narrow valley was funneling the tsunami, this is why it rose to 20m, flowing over the top.
Respect to the dude who tried to protect despite flak from people.
God bless you, Mayor Wanuma!
learning from this story, many town and village in japan will build 25 meter high Tsunami wall. sometimes over engineer saves life. good work mayor!
What an amazing story. Thanks for the video. Having been witness to a tsunami in 1960 at Valparaiso,Chile, I've seen their devastation first hand.
Checked on google earth. Fudai is a nice small town and it clearly was protected by the dam.
Just so everyone understands how expensive this was - it was roughly $10,000 per person that they had to pay (over many years) to build this
The pros of wisdom and conservation. Too bad there weren't more people like him that were defending our climate and wildlife.
That is so touching, that they would go back and pay respects to that man. So glad he had a long-term vision of safety for his people. RIP for all tsunami victims.
Ahh his will even after his death still protected this village. This man is a true legend he knew it would come again, but did not know when.
Amazing! Fudai is saved by a mayor that cared about what needed to be done as opposed to what people wanted him to do.
Awesome story and great video! I would have liked to have seen what the city looked like on the other side of the wall though. Just to see how close it was.
A Hero. If only now we had such leaders that truly cared about the people they served.
$30 million is a lot for such a small town. According to Wikipedia they don't even have 2500 inhabitants.
My sincerest respects to that Mayor. The amount of lives and homes saved due to this man is awesome
The other town’s barrier failed. The earthquake dropped the town a meter and was to short. Seems like it was 15 meters...I don’t remember. Bravo, Mayor! I’m wishing he he could know lives are grateful! : *)
Quite a leader to stand alone!
Can't believe that they didn't have a single picture of the "before" to show how things were.
Thank you for being a man of strength & conviction, late Mayor Wamura.
Nothing useful was ever decided by a committee.
Wow, what a great legacy left by a visionary man. A moment of hope, amidst a tragedy.
They ought to make a bronze statue of the man atop the sea wall, overlooking the village he saved
Yes you have done the things better to understand with your comments ! A big thank again !
After the tsunami, and only then, a monument was erected behind the flood gate to honor Wamura for saving the town.
This video still brings me to tears.
Brilliant, smart and had COMMON SENSE. What a wise, wise man indeed. 💕
Yeah would have been nice to see the untouched village,but hey i'll take their word for it ! Great story and a fitting tribute to the mayor who pushed so hard to get the wall.Thanks for posting
We need more great men such as this in power. What a miraculous legacy to leave to the town he loved. Thank you for sharing, this beautiful story , it gives me hope. Namaste 🙏
A wonderful job of telling a story! Without a doubt, it is those whom disaster has hit before that know what can happen, and in this instance the mayor persevered and bolstered his constituency to persevere. This was an informative, enlightening project. Bless all those whom did perish and bless those that survived -they are the rebuilders and story tellers.
I wish we had leaders here that cared about their people like this.
My most respect to Mayor Wamura.
Against many difficulties , you've been proven right and truly Vindicated.
i hope someday i can visit Fudai Japan. I frm Singapore.
+Jacky siang i am sure he would not seek vindication given the destruction that was caused throughout.
+Jorge Moscol Exactly.. He would probably wish he had tried to convince many of the other coastal towns and villages to build seawalls as well..
hey great point you made
.... and actually while i was watching the vid and reading the comments i thought no big deal about seeing the village that was protected just the seawall that saved it:)
Thank you for this great story.
Infrastructure programs are almost always good use and investment.
such an interesting story, I'm glad the mayor made everything to keep his people safe, the world need more people like him
This gives me chills.
Since seeing this video I find that I feel quite compelled to visit Fudai and to pay my respects at the Mayor's grave.
This is such an incredible story of the Mayor's dedication to serving and protecting the people of Fudai, even after he was no longer alive.
His memory of the last tsunami and research of the historical records of the earlier one convinced him that there would be further, equally high tsunamis (of around 50 feet in height) to come!
Sadly, virtually every other seawall built along the coast which actually survived the tsunami only served to hold in the floodwaters after the waves receded, slowing the search for survivors.
I know of no other individual whom has had such foresight, commitment and dedication to his purpose and his people!
A hero that learned from the past to protect the future. Proof that many people can be wrong while one can be right.
it's really good to have people with Vision in power. Great post
The Japanese underestimated the destruction of tsunami in 2011, and they had to pay a big price. That was an 200 years even, so no one could predict that would happen in their lifetime
it is so common among people with courage and visions to be recognised from their fellow citizens mostly after their death!
One wise man saved one town.
crazy how the world learns through experience :( like 2004 tsunami they had no idea why the water disappeared and were encouraged to check it out. and in japan no one had emergency decks built.
Truly magnificent testimony to his desire to protect his people. I hope his children and grandchildren are proud!
Very well done story! It is a great lesson in how a public servant can help people even after he has passed on.
what a truly touching story.
a man loved and cared enuff about the safety and well being of his people he fought most of his lfe to put that big ole" hideous looking floodgate in the path blocking the towns view to the oceanside so the people thought it was unnessary and obstructive that is until 3-11-2011 the day total chaos hit northern japan then the mayors ambitious vision was realized and totally embraced by the villagers that day.
STRENGH FOR JAPAN!
The video said there were two seawalls. The one further back was over 50 feet so some water got over but not enough to affect the town.
Nice post! Thx
Are they not allowed to show pictures of the village that was saved??
i agree...it would have made for a dramatic conclusion after all the images of devastation...to show the contrast...at the very end the village that was saved...
try google earth
You can find it on Google maps / Earth.
There are more pics in the video titled El Hombre que Salvó 3000 Vidas desde la Tumba, but still no village pics I think.
Just go to Google Maps.
Great post! Thank you for the education.
This politician really is a hero.heroic as they say.hurray for wamura.
That's the connection between generations... 😢... 🙂... 🙏
Domo arigato, Wamura San!
Tsuyoku arigato, Wamura sensei.
Outstanding....Thank you .
What visionary this man was and a God sent to his village. God bless him for all the lives he saved. His honor will remain longer than that flood gate as it should.
IIRC the christain god was rather fond of drowning people
+Wyn Williams lol true
truly a hero.
At 3:29 you can get a better view of how tall the barrier actually is..... god bless that mayor! Absolutely incredible how big that tsunami was to make it over that even just a little bit!
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The man had a good idea, im glad he got it done before people could talk him out of it.
Perhaps adding another 10 meters wouldn't be a bad idea now that a 20 meter tsunami hit this 15.5 meter sea wall?
A man with a plan for sure.put a SAINT in front of his name
see one person with conviction CAN get the job done.What a great story
I'm not sure where "here" is that you're referring to, but in Japan there is private insurance as well as a government-funded earthquake insurance system, both of which have plans covering the tsunami damage. You should read more about it.
No one is ever great until what they do saves lives. Then it’s sometimes too late to thank them.
Respect to this wise mayor👏 he knew what he do.
They had a real good man for a Mayor, in fact a great innovative one who wasn't afraid to follow his ideas.
a very wise man indeed.
Well done Kotaku Wamura.
Thank God , LITERALLY, for Mayor Wamura's thinking!
God didnt do it, the mayor did. If you are gonna thank god for him you also have to blame him (god) for the tsunami to begin with... /smh
The whole point about this story is that Mayor Wamura didn't sit about thanking God for things. He did something himself. People die when they complacently think they don't need to do anything because God will protect them.
LOL what a load of disrespectful BOLLOCKS :D
MUHAHAHAHHA! studies show the 'religiously observant' are more likely to have outdated, oppressive, shitty ideas you mean... there is no evidence for fucking gods and YOU say you're acquainted with one? have lunch together do you? incredibly arrogant to suggest you know the mind of your god which also directly contradicts your myth book
A genuine inspiration. A testament to determination and fortitude. G-d Bless that mans soul.
They should have a national day in his honor, this is heroic to say the least
The coast line in places supposedly dropped about 3 feet (1 meter) as a result of the earthquake, making many seawalls like this immediately 3 feet shorter. I wonder if the coastline dropped here?