Abstract
A massive earthquake which occurred in Chile on February 27th, 2010 caused Shizuoka to issue a major tsunami warning throughout the prefecture expecting waves as high as 3 meters. A questionnaire survey was conducted to find about countermeasures against the major tsunami warning fishermen in Shizuoka took, judgments and attitudes toward the warning. The results of the survey should be taken into account in making future countermeasures against tsunami for fishermen and ports.
According to the survey, there are some different attitudes among fishermen living in different areas of Shizuoka prefecture, which stretches east and west, including the Izu Peninsula. Older fishermen are more cautious about tsunami and rely more on tsunami warnings. This can be explained by the fact that they have strong memories of past catastrophes. The results suggest the need of passing the memories on to younger generations.
