Update History
| date of update | updated contents | |
|---|---|---|
 | 3. 3. 2012 | 11 movies were newly published |
About
The Tohoku earthquake on March 11th 2011 resulted in massive damage around Japan's North Eastern district. The Tokyo Institute of Technology set up a project called "Practical Disaster Solution" in order to support the devastated area and to study practical solutions for disasters.
The project sent 50 students to the Tohoku area and was made possible by the cooperation of Tokyo Tech, NTT Docomo Mobile Society Research Institute, and the National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention. Students stay in the devastated area, thinking of the technologies required for becoming a tough society against disaster.
This website was set up with a purpose of spreading the ideas nurtured by those students.
Activities
The following two activities were done. Click here to see the details of them.
- Activitie A: Digital archive
- Activitie B: Short Movie Workshop
Converting hand writing document into digital format for effective utilization in the future.
Making a short movie and spreading fresh voices from the devastated area.
Location
The activity was based in Tohno city and was held in Ofunato and Rikuzentakata city.
After 3.11, Tohno city worked as an information and transportation hub, utilizing its geographical advantage. Thus the activity A: Digital archive was held in Tohno city using remaining documents at city office.
Ofunato and Rikuzentakata were directly hit by the tsunami. Though this project was held 5 months after 3.11, people living there are still in a very stressful situation. Activity B: Short movie production was held here hoping this would be help for relieve their stress.
Students
The students who attended came from various backgrounds: Mechanical Engineering, Economics, Management Engineering, Chemical Engineering, and many others.
You can read their various opinions and observations from their individual point of view on the report page.
This Web site was produced by
| HASHIMOTO Shingo |
| KOMIYA Yuta |
| NAKAMURA Yudai |
| YOSHIZUMI Ryo |