Hokudan-Town Earthquake Memorial Park (Page 4)

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Hokudan-Town Earthquake Memorial Park (Page 4)

Page 1: Photos from outside the memorial and of the fault just after the earthquake and as it is preserved now. Also a 2 1/2 minute video tour of the fault building.

Page 2: Additional photos from inside the fault museum, showing offset gullies, footpaths, and tree lines.

Page 3: Photos of the trench that has been excavated at the south end of the building, allowing visitors to see a profile of the fault. Also shown are pictures or two of the many displays located throughout the building.

Page 4: Photos of the damaged house located at the southern end of the fault building, now a part of the memorial. Also a 1 minute video tour of the property and a new house being built near the fault.

Video documentary (in Japanese, 10 minutes) showing scenes of the damage caused by the earthquake and the construction of the Earthquake Memorial Park. The images are vivid enough to understand without translation.

From a display at the entrance to this house adjacent to the fault enclosure: "A straight earthquake fault extends deep into this dwelling site. A house wall right over the fault was displaced and folded along the axis of its substantial foundations. Right-lateral displacement of the straight parts of the wall on both sides of the fault amounts to 1.2m. It is also elevated here on the mountain side, with the fault scarp measuring p to 50 cm."

"Although it did not collapse,this house now rests on a permanent slant from west to southwest due to the shift of the ground during the earthquake."

"When this house was shown on television just after the hyogoken Nambu earthquake, many people were astonished at the earthquake fault that passed near it. Now the fault, and the structures destroyed, are preserved and open to the public. The reconstructed "kitchen just after the earthquake" is shown, together with corner displays called "Earthquakes and their Effects on Buildings" and "Remembering the Earthquake in Awaji". The first explains the relationship between the ground motion of earthquakes and the damage to houses, while the other shows a photgraphic record of the disaster and revival at Awaji area. These exhibitions remind us again of the lessons given by the Great Hanshin-Awaji earthquake disaster."

RealVideo Tour #2

To view a one minute video of the house shown in these pictures, click here.

You will need Real Player 8 to view this video.

Scenes from the video:

1) Close up of an aerial view of the house after the earthquake.

2) Offset northern perimeter wall from outside the property.

3) Offset northern wall from inside the property.

4) A recreated scene of a kitchen after the earthquake.

5) Looking over the southern wall, a newly constructed home can be seen. The garage has been build on the east side of the fault, with the house on the west side of the fault.

6) View from south of the new house, showing the braced wall of the damaged house above and how the fault passes between the new house and garage.

7) The final scene is of a monument in memory of those who died in the earthquake- three pyramids with a waterfall and pool. This is located north of the main entry plaza.

From from just outside the south end of the fault enclosure, showing the perimeter wall of the house located on the fault. Notice how the far section of wall is lower and shifted to the right, compared to the near section.

View from within the house property, showing the same section of wall as seen in the previous image.

From a display- "The inside of a kitchen damaged by the earthquake has been reproduced on the bases of the reports of witnesses. Furniture, including a table, chairs and a trolley, was widely dispersed, while a china cabinet was overturned and its contents scattered."

As visitors enter the museum, the first sight is a recreation of a section of elevated freeway which has been titled on its side, including a damaged truck.

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	Hokudan-Town Earthquake Memorial Park (Page 4)

From a display at the entrance to this house adjacent to the fault enclosure: "A straight earthquake fault extends deep into this dwelling site. A house wall right over the fault was displaced and folded along the axis of its substantial foundations. Right-lateral displacement of the straight parts of the wall on both sides of the fault amounts to 1.2m. It is also elevated here on the mountain side, with the fault scarp measuring p to 50 cm." "Although it did not collapse,this house now rests on a permanent slant from west to southwest due to the shift of the ground during the earthquake." "When this house was shown on television just after the hyogoken Nambu earthquake, many people were astonished at the earthquake fault that passed near it. Now the fault, and the structures destroyed, are preserved and open to the public. The reconstructed "kitchen just after the earthquake" is shown, together with corner displays called "Earthquakes and their Effects on Buildings" and "Remembering the Earthquake in Awaji". The first explains the relationship between the ground motion of earthquakes and the damage to houses, while the other shows a photgraphic record of the disaster and revival at Awaji area. These exhibitions remind us again of the lessons given by the Great Hanshin-Awaji earthquake disaster."	RealVideo Tour #2 To view a one minute video of the house shown in these pictures, click here. You will need Real Player 8 to view this video. Scenes from the video: 1) Close up of an aerial view of the house after the earthquake. 2) Offset northern perimeter wall from outside the property. 3) Offset northern wall from inside the property. 4) A recreated scene of a kitchen after the earthquake. 5) Looking over the southern wall, a newly constructed home can be seen. The garage has been build on the east side of the fault, with the house on the west side of the fault. 6) View from south of the new house, showing the braced wall of the damaged house above and how the fault passes between the new house and garage. 7) The final scene is of a monument in memory of those who died in the earthquake- three pyramids with a waterfall and pool. This is located north of the main entry plaza.
From from just outside the south end of the fault enclosure, showing the perimeter wall of the house located on the fault. Notice how the far section of wall is lower and shifted to the right, compared to the near section.
View from within the house property, showing the same section of wall as seen in the previous image.
From a display- "The inside of a kitchen damaged by the earthquake has been reproduced on the bases of the reports of witnesses. Furniture, including a table, chairs and a trolley, was widely dispersed, while a china cabinet was overturned and its contents scattered."
As visitors enter the museum, the first sight is a recreation of a section of elevated freeway which has been titled on its side, including a damaged truck.