Abstract
During the 2011 off the Pacific coast of Tohoku Earthquake, Tohoku region suffered extensive damage by tsunami. The Tohoku region coast of the Pacific Ocean has been repeatedly damaged by tsunami in the past. Therefore, mitigation measures, such as highland transfer, education, construction of Tsunami protection wall, and training of evacuation have been taken by the government and the citizen. However, consciousness faded with the passage of time and same mistake was repeated. This report introduced the history of highland transfer carried out in affected areas and its effects on damage reduction due to the Tsunami. Also, it described the results of field survey and interview survey conducted with local residents of Ofunato and Toni from 26th March to 1th May 2011 by the authors.
