The mountain villages are miserable.

There are stones to prevent mud in Kumano Kodo in the Kii Mountain Range.

Those stones tell that a crowd of visiting the holy place where remains one of the most rainfall.

3,000 mm a year, but falls roughly doubled in Tokyo.



The lane and the tree in the autumn rain will the solemn atmosphere.

Of course, the scene of a light rain.

The majority would be falling a few days of rainfall a year, nothing can touch.

The majority of yearly rainfall fell in a few days.

It has no flavor.

The Holy Land Mountains which is World Heritage Site were shed by the No. 12 typhoon.

Kumano Nachi Taisha Shrine, which is one of the three Kumano Taisha Shrines in Nachikatsuura, was also carved with a deep scar.

Wakayama Prefecture is known for Nachi Falls of 133 meters, tuna fishing and hot spring.

It is said Nachi was named from 'hard place' .

The mountain villages are miserable.

Mayor S. Teramoto (58) whose wife and children were shed is poor.

Early hours of September 04 when he stayed in office, he received phonecall from his wife (51), but suddenly line was cut.

Daughter Saki (24) who works in the tourism town was scheduled for betrothal on that day.

The mayor ordered staffs to help people patiently.

The unknown and dead people are already about 90 people nationwide.

The typhoon slowly went the north.

Since moist air from south stayed for many days in the Kii Peninsula, it became record rain.

This is much the same as victims of Typhoon No. 23 of 2004.

Three days after the earthquake struck

Six months from the earthquake and tsunami that claimed 20,000 lives, natural calamity can also hit people.

Different sizes such damage, Grief of people which suddenly cut off the tomorroware are same.

In "Unforeseen" disaster archipelago, the rain falls beyond imagination.

Once again, we should inspect the disaster preparedness.