2020 Volume 18 Issue 4 Pages 398-401
In the past, the flood mitigation measures and wisdom of the ancestors were inherited in the villages. Recently, however, the opportunities to learn about past disasters and local knowledge on flood preparedness methods have been extremely reduced. In this study, survey of literature and ancient documents, interpretation of ancient maps, interviews to local elderlies and field observations were conducted in three districts in Shiga-cho area in Otsu-city, Shiga Prefecture. The survey results showed that the damage of flood and landslide disasters ere dependent on on the geology and geographical features of settlement, and the measures to be taken were different in each settlement. It is important to record the accumulated knowledge and to transfer them to next generations.
