Abstract
This study investigated relationships between water gods and disasters in Toho-Village, Fukuoka, Japan, through the survey of geographical location of water gods, the interview with local residents on features of water gods, and the extraction of historical records of disasters that occurred in Toho-Village. The results are as follows. 1) Approximately 80 % of water gods are located in disastrous sites damaged by floods and debris flows. 2) The water god located near Den Mountain with steep slopes was related to debris flow and associated river flooding disasters that have been repeatedly caused in the long history. Therefore, through the inclusion of these results into the message of the water god, it can be expected that the water god will be useful as the monument of local disaster protection.
