Great East Japan Earthquake: Kamaishi City, Iwate Prefecture　Development of Disaster Management Bases Integrated in Town Development by Cooperation of Residents

• Kamaishi City of Iwate Prefecture, with a population of about 40,000 (before the earthquake), is one of regions seriously damaged when the Great East Japan Earthquake occurred. About 30% of the total households was damaged mainly due to the tsunami, and a large number of casualties was suffered.

• Reconstruction and town development of the city is promoted in two different ways, “Urban style” and “Fishery village style”. The former mainly promotes development by readjusting land parcels, and the latter mainly promotes population resettlement.

• As for the promotion system for reconstruction, Council of Reconstruction & Town Development and Liaison Council of Landowners have been established. They are promoting the reconstruction by determining projects suited to the actual situations of disaster affected 21 districts.