2011 Japan Tsunami Videos

By Xah Lee. Date: 2011-03-23. Last updated: 2011-12-20.

Some horrible videos of the recent 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami in Japan.

There are lots of videos from helicopters, but from these close up videos you get a better sense of how horrible it is.

Tsunami Swallows a Car

《東日本大震災　千葉・旭市で車載カメラが津波にとらえる》 (A personal video from a car as the tsunami happens)

“Tsunami in Japan [HD] 3.11 first person FULL raw footage”. (Kanpaifr 2011-03-14)

Here's a 9 minutes video of personal recording.

“大津波　tsunami japan おいらせ町” (wngad869 2011-03-17)

Ship jumping over a tsunami wave. Video released by Japan Coast Guard.