102 S. SEKIYA AND Y. KIKTJCHI 



says : " In olclen times the destruction of a part of Bandai -san gave 

 rise to Akahani-yama. The effects were very violent and extensive; 

 earth and stones falling down dammed the stream of Sutrawa and 

 inundated Ilibara." To the north-west of Oda village there are 

 places respectively called Onamiyose (large wave beach) and Konami- 

 yose (small wave beach). These localities, it appears, were formerly 

 washed by the waters of lakes formed on the occasion above refer- 

 red to, which, however, subsequently disappeared. As to the cause 

 of this destruction of Banekii-san, it is not clear from the description 

 whether it was volcanic or otherwise, but the phenomena exhibited 

 seem to have been similar in character to those of the late eruption. 

 Besides, there are authentic records of other terrestrial disturbances 

 of much younger date, though perhaps of less magnitude, which have 

 occasionally troubled this part of the country. These accounts seem 

 to attest successive outbreaks of the same store of energy that 

 wrought such havoc on the 15th of last July. 



In the 8th month of the 16th year of Keichö (IG 11), a violent 

 earthquake occurred at Bandai, and the fall of earth and rocks that 

 was produced by this convulsion dammed up the river Nippashi. the 

 outlet of Lake Inawashiro, and resulted in the formation of three new 

 lakes. Water issued in great quantities from fissures opened in the 

 ground. Accumulations of water, caused by the stoppage of streams, 

 formed several other lakes, and in one place a waterfall of considera- 

 ble height. In the villages of Matsuno and Terauchi some temples 

 were overthrown ; and there were innumerable damages of other 

 kinds. In spite of the efforts of Gramö, the ruling Daimyö, who 

 employed large numbers of men to cut an outlet for the accumulated 

 waters, inundation spread over the districts Yama and Kawanuma, 

 producing a lake at Yamazaki; and it was not until after several 

 engineering attempts that a passage was effected, by the aid of which 



