People living at the top of the hill observed the warning inscribed on the stone monument that was built at the place 60 meters above the sea level after the Showa Sanriku Tsunami in 1933
When the tsunami warning sirens sounded, the quick-thinking teacher knew he only had eight minutes to act. Thankfully, he hustled and was able to guide his class to safety on top of a nearby hill.
In Japan, tsunami warnings tell people to do just that: Get to higher ground, and quickly. But one man did the opposite. He steered his boat directly into the deadly wave.