The Japanese Should Have Listened To Their Ancestors

Sadly numerous Japanese overlooked ancient markers left by their ancestors. In the hamlet of Aneyhshi, a centuries-old tablet saved many lives.

Carved on the stone slab is "High dwellings are the peace and harmony of our descendants. Remember the calamity of the great tsunamis. Do not build any homes below this point."

Only around twelve house owners took the advice seriously and their homes emerged unscathed from the horrendous tsunami of March 11th.

The earthquake, registering 9 on the Richter scale, was followed by a 10 metre tsunami, which killed 15,000 people, with 11,000 still missing. 

Along the Japanese coastline, that is situated on main fault lines, 100's of these markers formed a crude form

Ancestors Speak The Truth

Japanese's ancestors left ancient markers with dire warnings on them, tragically many of them ignored. In the hamlet of Aneyhshi, a centuries-old tablet saved many lives.

"High dwellings are the peace and harmony of our descendants. Remember the calamity of the great tsunamis. Do not build any homes below this point," was carved on the stone slab.

The earthquake, registering 9 on the Richter scale, on March 11th, was followed by a 10 metre tsunami that killed 15,000 people, with 11,000 still missing. Roughly a dozen householders had taken the ancestor's advice seriously and their homes emerged unscathed from the horrendous events. 

Hundreds of these markers are dotted all along the Japanese coastline, some more than 600 years old.