Art Gallery of Children's Art for the Science of Tomorrow

GPS Flood Barrier Road

GPS Flood Barrier Road
NAME Kai Takano
AGE 13
PRIZE The Prize of the Chairman of Hatsumei Kyokai
COMMENTARY When a GPS monitor for tsunami sends a warning signal, nearby roads spring upward and change into breakwaters. This protects a town from a giant tsunami such as the Sanriku Tsunami caused by a small tremor that occurred in the Meiji Era.