Okushiri, Hokkaido

Okushiri (Japanese奥 尻 町, -chō ) is a town on its namesake island in the district of Okushiri in the sub-prefecture Hiyama ( Hokkaido prefecture ) in northern Japan.

History

On 12 July 1993, here is a strong tsunami ( value according to Richter Scale: 7.8 ) occurred that killed 165 people.

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