Taiwanese tourists recount 7.5-magnitude Japan earthquake
Taiwanese tourists recount 7.5-magnitude Japan earthquake
2025-12-09
A 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck Japan on Monday night, off the coast of Aomori in the Tohoku Region. It could be felt throughout much of the region and even in some parts of Hokkaido to the north. Because it’s started snowing in the area, and because Japan has consistently been Taiwan’s top overseas travel destination, many Taiwanese were present during the earthquake. Fortunately, no casualties among them have been reported so far.
The floor started shaking while they’re having a night-time snack. The first response of these Taiwanese tourists, in the midst of chaos, was to hold the hotel room TV up to prevent it from toppling. When the shaking subsided, they then placed the TV screen gently on the floor, in case of aftershocks.
Hotel guests hurried downstairs via emergency stairs. The lobby was packed, and some guests even appeared to have run down barefooted.
Voice of Ms. Chang
Visiting Hakodate
The entire ceiling lamp shade fell off. It was shaking wildly for almost two minutes. Personally, it didn’t feel as strong as the 1999 Jiji earthquake, but it’s almost there. And later there was a persistent siren, which sounded like the type used for tsunami warnings. It lasted for up to 40 minutes. I asked the service desk downstairs, and they said we must move up if there’s a tsunami, so we kept running, all the way from the second floor to the 13th.
The earthquake off the coast of Aomori could be felt all over the Tohoku Region, where Aomori is located, and even in some parts of Hokkaido to the north. A tsunami warning was issued immediately after the earthquake hit.
A Taiwanese traveler on a business trip to Iwate Prefecture, south of Aomori, was still on a ship at sea when the sirens went off. The police evacuated the travelers to take shelter on higher grounds. Because the aftershocks persisted, travelers were forced to change their itineraries.
Voice of Ms. Huang
Visiting Sendai
Currently, all trains to Aomori have been suspended. The railway company said it’s because there are fallen rocks on the tracks that need to be cleared. Train services will only resume once they finish cleaning up. We planned to visit Aomori, but now we’re taking a day trip to Morioka instead.
Kuo Ming-chieh
Tour guide
We sent a message in our Line chat group telling our customers not to worry, because the earthquake mainly affected areas off the coast. Even the tsunamis were only 1m-tall, so there’s really not much to worry about.
All of Taiwan’s five biggest travel agencies reported that their customers were not affected, and that they’ve offered alternatives to current and near-future travelers forced to change itineraries.
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7.5強震! 日本東北.北海道旅遊旺季 台灣遊客感受地震威力
2025-12-09
日本青森外海週一晚間發生7.5強震，震撼東北、北海道，現在正值雪季，很多台灣旅客。有人嚇壞光著腳衝下22樓，還有旅客第一反應居然是起身護住電視。所幸並沒有傳出台籍旅客傷亡。
消夜吃到一半，一陣天搖地動，這幾位台灣旅客，在一片混亂中，第一動作，竟是幫忙飯店搶救電視，等到搖晃趨緩，他們不忘慢慢把電視放到塌塌米上，以防餘震來襲。
住飯店的旅客走安全梯，衝到樓下，大廳人滿為患，有人急著逃生，甚至光著腳就跑下來。
[[聲源: 函館台灣旅客 張小姐]]
“整個燈罩全部都掉下來。非常晃，晃了大概有快兩分鐘喔。我的感覺是沒有921那麼大，但也不輸了，然後後來就是開始一直有那種海嘯的警報響了，大概也有(響)40分有。 (下樓問)服務人員就說叫我們要往上，他說有海嘯就一定要往上面跑，結果我們又跑跑跑，從2樓爬到13樓。”
青森強震，來得突然。整個日本東北乃至北海道，都好有感。日本政府也隨即發布，海嘯警報。
台灣旅客到岩手出差，人就在大船渡海邊，親耳聽到海嘯警報，響徹雲霄！員警出動，將大家疏散到高台避難。但後續餘震不斷，人在當地的台灣旅客，行程也被迫更動。
[[聲源: 仙台台灣旅客 黃小姐]]
“目前往青森的列車都是停駛不開的，停駛的原因是因為，那個鐵道他們說就是有落石，要清理乾淨才會再復駛。本來要去青森，現在變成在盛岡一日遊。”
[[大興旅行社領隊 郭銘傑]]
“(我們在)LINE的群組裡面有講說，就是不用太擔心，因為畢竟他只是在海外的範圍內，那現在海嘯上來，其實也都只有一公尺左右的高度，所以其實沒有什麼好擔心的。”
國內五大旅行社，雄獅、東南、旅天下、可樂及易飛網，都說旅客平安。但部分行程因地震有變動，都已經啟動替代方案，後續出團也不受影響。
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