October 28, 1707 Tsunami: Nankaido, Japan

Reference #150:

1707, Oct 28. 33.2 N 134.8 E, magnitude 8.4. Tsunami 25.7 m high at Kure, Kochi Prefecture. More than 29,000 houses in total wrecked and washed away and about 30,000 deaths. In Tosa, 11,170 houses washed away and 18,441 persons drowned. About 700 drowned and 603 houses washed away in Osaka. 20 m high at Tanezaki, Tosa, 6.58 at Muroto. Hot springs at Yunomine, Sanji, Ryujin, Seto-Kanayana (Kii) and Dogo (Iyo,145 days) stopped.

Reference #414:

The entire coast from the Izu Peninsula to Kyushu Island was affected by the tsunami. The tsunami waves passed through Kii Strait and reached Osaka Bay and the western part of the Inner Sea of Japan (Setonaikai).

In all, 2,900 homes were destroyed or washed away, and about 4,900 people died as the result of the tsunami.

Reference #1897:

1707, "Oct. 28. Remarkable great sea waves devastated the Pacific coasts of Kiushiu, Shikoku, and also of Honshin up to Iza to the north. In Susaki, Tosa, eleven or twelve waves were counted in the interval about 3 p.m. to 4 a.m.; at Kochi, the wave reached so far into the land as several km; at the same district, the third wave was the highest. Coasts of the Bay of Osaka were also damaged by waves."

Reference #3777:

In the Hoei Tsunami of October 28, 1707 with m=4, 4,900 lives were lost throughout Japan. The greatest death toll for this tsunami was also recorded on Shikoku island.

Reference #3785:

Damages are difficult to access, as literature vary on their assessment. About 59,000 houses were destroyed. About 18,000 were washed out. Death toll about 5,000. Lost ships are about 3,900. Considering its heavy earthquake and tsunami affected region. This earthquake/tsunami is similar to the 1854 Ansei earthquake/tsunami, it might be considered the following two earthquakes: Enshunada bay and Kishu Penisula bay.