On January 17th, 1995, Hyogo prefecture had huge
earthquake. The magnitude was 7.3, and it was one of
the worst earthquakes in Japan. More than 60,000
people died and 43,000 people were injured. Many
houses were destroyed, and more than 300,000 people
had to see refuge. Especially Kobe city had very big
damage, because many researchers did not predict that
the Kobe area would have huge earthquake. The
buildings of Kobe were not built to withstand the
magnitude of the earthquake.
The Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake memorial museum
has many information about the earthquake to keep in
our mind what we have gone through. The museum
depicts how horrible of a tragedy was by displaying
images of the damage it caused. There is also a session
to talk with people who had survived the earthquake.
Also they display the process that Kobe city had been
through to recover. They also play short movie about the
earthquake, and this museum is also a research facility.
We can see research being conducted about
earthquakes and disaster prevention.
