2011 Event A 7.2 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Honshu, Japan prompts the release of tsunami alert 1979 Event 22.2-km Oshimizu railroad tunnel holed through, central Honshu, Japan 1953 Event Earthquake/tsnunami strike Honshu Japan 1934 Event Typhoon strikes Honshu Island Japan, kills 4,000 1689 Event Matsuo Basho, zen poet, leaves for 150 days journey on Honshu Japan
