Draft:List of Japan tornadoes

Climatology

Further information: Climate of Japan

Events (initial findings from parent article)

Event Date Area Tornadoes Casualties Notes Sources
Miyazaki tornado 26 September 1881 Miyazaki, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan ≥1 16 fatalities Deadliest Japanese tornado; destroyed Miyazaki Elementary School [1]
Yodobashi Town tornado 23 September 1903 Yodobashi Town, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan ≥1 10 fatalities, 14 injuries Struck an elementary school in Toyotoma County [1]
Toyohashi City tornado 28 November 1941 Toyohashi City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan ≥1 12 fatalities, 177 injuries 347 houses completely destroyed or heavily damaged [1]
Tomiye City tornado 10 November 1957 Tomiye City, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan ≥1 6 fatalities, 8 injuries [1]
Azuma village tornado 2 July 1962 Aruma village, Chiba Prefecture, Japan ≥1 2 fatalities [1]
Hamamatsu tornado 26 August 1962 Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan ≥1 None 168 houses severely damaged [1]
1964 Tokyo tornado 24 May 1964 Southwestern Tokyo, Japan – None 480 houses damaged [2]
Ooami-Shirasato town tornado 28 October 1967 Ooami-Shirasato town, Chiba Prefecture, Japan - 2 fatalities, 2 injuries [1]
Sashima town tornado 23 August 1969 Sashima town, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan ≥1 2 fatalities, 107 injuries [1]
1978 Tokyo tornado 28 February 1978 Japan ≥1 36 injuries Longest path length Japanese tornado at 41.2 km (25.6 mi)

Damaged 289 homes and derailed a train

[1][3]
Hachirohgata village tornado 11 January 1987 Hachirohgata village, Akita Prefecture, Japan ≥1 None Longest duration Japanese tornado at 41 minutes [1]
Mobara tornado 11 December 1990 Mobara, Chiba Prefecture, Japan 1 death, 78 injuries (Ted Fujita lists 60 injuries) Violent tornado damaged 1000 homes, 82 completely destroyed. Officially rated as F3 but rated as F4 by Fujita-based from one home that was lofted from its foundation and some contextuals [4][5]
Toyohashi City tornadoes 24 September 1999 Toyohashi City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan 4 262 injuries F3 tornado [6]
Nobeoka, Miyazaki tornado 18 September 2006 Nobeoka, Miyazaki Prefecture (Kyūshū), Japan – 3 fatalities, 100 injuries 2nd deadliest tornado in recent Japanese history [7]
2006 Saroma tornado 7 November 2006 Saroma, Hokkaidō, Japan 9 fatalities, 26 injuries F3 tornado. Deadliest tornado in recent Japanese history [8]
Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture tornado 6 May 2012 Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan - 1 fatality, 52 injuries Japan's worst tornado since November 2006; 890 houses were damaged. Rated F3. [9]
Sanba (Karen) 18 September 2012 Japan Several None [10]
Saitama Prefecture tornado 2 September 2013 Saitama Prefecture, Japan - 63 injuries F2 tornado [11][12][13]
Tropical Storm Toraji 4 September 2013 Japan 3 None Strongest reported tornado at F1 intensity. [12][14]
Typhoon Man-yi 15–16 September 2013 Japan 10 10 injuries Ten F0 and F1 tornadoes touched down, damaging over 900 homes. [14][15]
Typhoon Hagibis 12 October 2019 Ichihara, Chiba Prefecture 1 1 fatality, 5 injuries [16]
Makinohara, Shizuoka tornado 1 May 2021 Makinohara, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan 1 3 injuries F2 tornado [17][18]
Sakai tornado 29 January 2025 Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, Japan 1 None Waterspout made landfall, causing minor damage. Rated (J)EF0. [19]
Tropical Storm Peipah (2025) 5 September 2025 Makinohara, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan 7 1 fatality, 83 injuries A rare and destructive JEF3 tornado, spawned from the outer bands of Tropical Storm Peipah, struck the city of Makinohara and neighboring town of Yoshida, both located within Shizuoka Prefecture. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the tornado had estimated winds of 270 km/h (170 mph), making the tornado one of the strongest in Japan on record. Makinohara was hit the hardest, with one fully destroyed structure and nearly two thousand damaged. In total, 83 people were injured, and one man in Yoshida was killed by the tornado as it overturned his car. Another tornado, rated JEF2, affected the city of Kakegawa in the same prefecture. [20]

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References

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  5. ^ Fujita, Tetsuya Theodore (1994). ""Memoirs of Effort to Unlock the Mystery of Severe Storms during the 50 Years, 1942-1992," by Fujita, T. Theodore, Wind Research Laboratory Research Paper Number 239, 1994". swco-ir.tdl.org. Retrieved 2023-06-08.
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  15. ^ 台風第１８号による被害状況等について（第１１報） [Damage status, etc. according to 18 Typhoon (Report 11)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan Fire and Disaster Management Agency. October 7, 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 16, 2013. Retrieved December 21, 2013.
  16. ^ Toru, Adachi (October 29, 2020). "High Temporal-Spatial Resolution Observation of Tornadogenesis in a Shallow Supercell Associated With Typhoon Hagibis (2019) Using Phased Array Weather Radar". researchgate.net. Japan Meteorological Agency. Retrieved February 1, 2025.
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  19. ^ "【動画】福井 坂井 突風被害 "竜巻だった"と断定 気象台". NHK News (in Japanese). 30 January 2025. Archived from the original on January 30, 2025.
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