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The data on the 1605 Keicho Tsunami, 1707 Hoei Tsunami and 1854 Ansei Nankai Tsunami on Shikoku island was extracted from the most recent edition of historical tsunami records. The inundation height, the death toll and the number of damaged houses for the three tsunamis were re-examined.
The inundation heights of the three tsunamis observed in many villages were re-estimated by our field investigation. Comparing the inundation heights of these tsunamis with that of the 1946 Showa Nankai Tsunami, it was found that the three old tsunamis were generally greater in height than the 1946 tsunami. This fact should be considered in tsunami prevention planning.
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Murakami, H., Itoh, S., Hiraiwa, Y., Shimada, T. (1995). Re-Examination of Historical Tsunamis in Shikoku Island, Japan. In: Tsuchiya, Y., Shuto, N. (eds) Tsunami: Progress in Prediction, Disaster Prevention and Warning. Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research, vol 4. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-8565-1_14
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