Records of the Great East Japan Earthquake: To Advance Forwards After the Disaster March 2013｜宮城教育大学・宮城県気仙沼市立学校長会 ・ 気仙沼市教育委員会 [PDF]

In fact, Kesennuma City had a full-fledged Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Manual, and most schools had been performing disaster-prevention and response education. The Kesennuma City tsunami-response system was also in full place, centered under the Disaster Management Department at City Hall. The city had also established an independent Tsunami Observation System. Further, under the guidance and advice of Tohoku University, there were full linkages in place between local communities and scho