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  Ofunato, Iwate - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ōfunato (大船渡市; -shi) is a coastal city located in Iwate, northeast Japan.
The city became internationally famous when it was hit by a tidal wave in May, 1960.
Iwate prefecture, of which Ofunato is part, is known as Tibet of Japan due to its lack of industries.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ofunato   (223 words)

  
 Houses / homes for sale or for rent in Ofunato - Vacation Rental   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
If you are considering buying real estate in Ofunato, or anywhere else for that matter, the most widely used method of borrowing the funds to make the purchase is a mortgage.
When renting a home in Ofunato you are usually limited to the changes/improvements you can make.
In many cases vacation rentals in Ofunato are offered by the owners of the property but in some instances real estate agents offer vacation rentals in Ofunato.
www.propertyworld.com /_Japan_Iwate_Ofunato   (831 words)

  
 7.2 Earthquake off the coast of Japan...
TOKYO (AFP) - An earthquake measuring 6.9 on the Richter scale shook northern Japan, triggering tsunamis on the country's Pacific coast, the meteorological agency reported.
A 30-centimeter (12-inch) high tsunami reached the shore of the northern Japan city of Ofunato, Iwate prefecture, at 7:26 am (22:26 GMT Monday), a municipal official said.
...Tsunami waves of 12 and 19 inches hit the city of Ofunato, and 4- to 12-inch waves generated by the quake struck at least four other towns in the area, the agency said.
homepage.mac.com /sbooneaz/iblog/C1541317254/E20051114152413   (472 words)

  
 Ofunato Plaza Hotel. Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, Japan - Discounted rates at www.bookings-japan.net
We're sorry, but it is currently not possible to make reservations for this hotel.
Ofunato is a port town surrounded by mountains with a coastline that resembles that of Rias Bajas in Spain.
Ofunato Plaza Hotel is only minutes away from the main train station and the waterfront.
www.bookings-japan.net /hotel/jp/plaza-ofunato.html   (632 words)

  
 Alcohol is the necessaries of a festival@oota festival Ota-cho autumn festival website,From Hokuriku,Otamachi, ...
This is a high-class shellfish from Iwate, and a baking sea urchin.
It is the pan for stew made by nanbutetu (from Iwate Prefecture).
This is the bean paste of the sweet taste made by the manufacture method transmitted from Edo.
p2222.nsk.ne.jp /~hiramako/oota/english/maturinihaosake_1.htm   (144 words)

  
 Protoceratium reticulatum in northern Japan: environmental factors associated with seasonal occurrence and related ...
Protoceratium reticulatum in northern Japan: environmental factors associated with seasonal occurrence and related contamination of yessotoxin (YTX) in scallops
Kitasato University, School of Fisheries Sciences, Okkirai, Sanriku, Ofunato, Iwate, 022-0101, Japan
Iwate Fisheries Technology Center, Heita, Kamaishi, Iwate, 026-0001, Japan
plankt.oxfordjournals.org /cgi/content/abstract/fbi103v1   (330 words)

  
 Ofunato Plaza Hotel. Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, Japan - Kortingsprijzen bij www.booking.com
Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, Japan - Kortingsprijzen bij www.booking.com
U bent hier: Home > Japan > Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture Ofunato Plaza Hotel
Sorry, het is op het moment niet mogelijk een reservering te maken voor dit hotel.
www.booking.com /hotel/jp/plaza-ofunato.html?aid=301149&lang=nl   (647 words)

  
 Radio Australia - News - Strong quake strikes off coast of Japan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
AFP news agency reports a 30-centimetre high tsunami reached the shore of the northern Japan city of Ofunato, Iwate prefecture this morning.
The coastal village of Tanohata in Iwate, ordered some 400 households to evacuate, according to public broadcaster NHK.
Television news reports say police in southeastern Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost main island, urged residents and fishermen not to get too close to coastal areas.
abc.net.au /ra/news/stories/s1506736.htm   (334 words)

  
 TOKACHI-OKI EQ 2003
Tsunami records at offshore Ofunato, iwate, observed by GPS tsunami detection system [Kato] was released.
Tsunami record of Tokachi-Oki Earthquake in 2003 observed by GPS Tsunami detection system at offshore Ofunato city, northeastern Japan.
Coseismic and postseismic slip distribution estimated from GEONET data (in Japanese) [Miyazaki and Kato]
www.eri.u-tokyo.ac.jp /topics/TOKACHIOKI03/index.html   (504 words)

  
 BIBLIOGRAPHY OF HISTORICAL TSUNAMIS IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN AND THE ADJACENT SEAS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Chilean Earthquake,~Tsunami, 1960: The Ofunato Disaster Story [Japanese], Ofunato City, Iwate Pref., Japan, 463 pp.
The Report on the Tsunami of the ChileanEarthquake, 1960, Japanese Meteorol.
The actual state and effect of tidal; control forests in Miyagi and Iwate Prefectures following the tsunami of the Chilean earthquake and the desirable forest stand in the future, Bull.
www.drgeorgepc.com /TsunamiBiblioPacific.html   (4979 words)

  
 Ofunato Plaza Hotel. Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, El Japó - Ofertes a www.bookings-japan.com
Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, El Japó - Ofertes a www.bookings-japan.com
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34-5 Aza Chayamae, Ofunato-cho, 022-0002 Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture
www.bookings-japan.com /hotel/jp/plaza-ofunato.ca.html   (656 words)

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