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The mystic stone at tsunami tide’s highest point that saved tiny Japanese village from the deadly wave

This four-foot high stone may look unremarkable, but it is credited with saving the lives of the population of Aneyoshi when the tsunami struck Japan.

Carved into its weather-worn rock is a warning – ‘Do not build your homes below this point!’ – because they would be at risk from floods in a tsunami. The villagers obeyed the ancient warning and the tiny community of just 11 houses and 34 residents were rewarded with survival at a key geographical point. . . .

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1379242/Japan-tsunami-Mystic-stone-tides-highest-point-saved-Aneyoshi-deadly-wave.html  

Prophetic: The stone tablet on the edge of the village of Aneyoshi, which the town's population credits with saving their lives