A tsunami warning was reported this morning in Japan after a strong earthquake was felt there. The magnitude of the earthquake was 7.6 and there is currently concern about a tsunami that could hit relatively large areas in Japan, which has experienced several tsunami disasters in the past.
Most Israeli tourists and in general, who come to Japan, pass through a fairly regular route that includes Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto and the surrounding area. Currently, the tsunami warning is not related to these areas and they are relatively far from the danger zones. However, even in the danger zones there are quite a few tourist areas that it is important to know and understand the map before going hiking in the area.
Tsunami warning in Japanese media, photo: AFP
The earthquake and the high waves, which have already reached about five meters, are hitting Yeshkawa Prefecture. The area has tourist areas such as Kanazawa, Nagano and other areas, which are frequented by many tourists, quite a few of them also Israelis. As of now, it is unclear how many Israelis are in the area, since there are no direct flights to Japan during this period and it is not a desirable period in terms of tourism.
However, this is an area where many locals came to celebrate the New Year. Moran Sher Shalom, an Israeli who is in the Nagano area, tells Israel Hayom: "We received phone calls about tsunami and earthquake warnings, it was scary, there was a monstrous noise from the ground and everything was moving. There are lots of Japanese tourists here who came to celebrate the new year, it was just crazy. I talked to friends who are in Tokyo and they said they didn't feel anything there, it's relatively far away."
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