Please note: In many cases, the station position in our database is accurate
to only one minute. Thus, the tide gauge may not appear to be on the coast.
This data was formerly under KOCHI II (644/002). The station was replaced in 1983 after 2 years without data. Although the datum information seems to show continuity with KOCHI II (linked through Tokyo Peil), the time-series clearly shows a datum shift and so has been moved to a new time-series.
Documentation added 2009-05-05
Seems to be a slight rise in the dataset after the gap in 2001-2002.
Documentation added 2012-02-22
A massive earthquake magnitude 9.0 occurred at 14.46 JST (05.46 UTC) on Friday 11th March 2011 with the epicentre situated approx. 70km east of the Oshika Peninsula of Tohoku. It was the largest earthquake to strike Japan triggering a tsunami with waves of up to 40.5m high and travelling inland up to 10km.
Data Authority
Marine Department Japan Meteorological Agency Ote-machi, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo