Rikuzentakata–Kesennuma coastal area

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coastal region geographical area

The Rikuzentakata–Kesennuma coastal area is a Pacific shoreline region in northeastern Japan known for its fishing communities, scenic bays, and severe damage from the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Sanriku Coast 2

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf coastal region ⓘ
geographical area ⓘ
affectedBy 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami NERFINISHED ⓘ
borderedBy Pacific Ocean ⓘ
climate temperate coastal climate ⓘ
coastType Pacific coastline ⓘ
contains Kesennuma NERFINISHED ⓘ
Rikuzentakata NERFINISHED ⓘ
country Japan ⓘ
environmentType marine coastal environment ⓘ
experienced earthquake shaking in 2011 ⓘ
severe tsunami inundation in 2011 ⓘ
hasCulturalAspect fishing community traditions ⓘ
memorial events for 2011 tsunami ⓘ
hasEconomicActivity fishing industry ⓘ
seafood processing ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
hasFeature bays ⓘ
coastal towns ⓘ
fishing ports ⓘ
rugged ria coastline ⓘ
hasInfrastructure coastal roads ⓘ
fishing harbors ⓘ
sea walls ⓘ
hasReconstructionFocus coastal defenses ⓘ
community relocation ⓘ
fishing industry recovery ⓘ
hasTourismAttraction scenic coastal landscapes ⓘ
tsunami memorial sites ⓘ
knownFor aquaculture ⓘ
coastal fisheries ⓘ
fishing communities ⓘ
scenic bays ⓘ
tsunami damage in 2011 ⓘ
locatedIn Japan ⓘ
northeastern Japan ⓘ
locatedInPrefecture Iwate Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ
Miyagi Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedOn Pacific Ocean ⓘ
partOf Pacific Ring of Fire ⓘ
Sanriku Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tōhoku region NERFINISHED ⓘ
regionType disaster-affected area ⓘ
fishing region ⓘ
risk earthquake hazard ⓘ
tsunami hazard ⓘ
subjectOf disaster risk reduction planning ⓘ
post-2011 reconstruction projects ⓘ

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Miyagi Prefecture → contains → Rikuzentakata–Kesennuma coastal area ⓘ
Iwate Prefecture → isPartOf → Rikuzentakata–Kesennuma coastal area ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sanriku Coast
Iwate Prefecture → isKnownFor → Rikuzentakata–Kesennuma coastal area ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sanriku Coast