Japan is known as a country with a lot of earthquakes, and there’s a big earthquake with a magnitude of 7 or more every 10 years. The Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake Disaster of 1995 is still fresh in our memory as a major earthquake that occurred in Kansai. Hokudan Earthquake Memorial Park in Awaji City, Hyogo Prefecture is a facility that preserves and exhibits the faults that occurred at that time. In addition, at the memorial house located on the fault, the conditions immediately after the earthquake, such as scattered kitchens and clocks that stopped at the time of the earthquake, are disclosed. It’s one of the few facilities that recognize … Continue reading Hokudan Earthquake Memorial Park in Hyogo, Japan