Table: Damages caused by historical typhoons in Japan

Typhoon Name or Farm Landfalldate/Closest

Human suffering Ships loss
No. land loss date

Death Missing Injured (ha) (number) yyyy/mm/dd

Muroto 2,702 334 14,994 Unknown 27,594 1934/9/21

Makurazaki 2,473 1,283 2,452 128,403 Unknown 1945/9/17

Kathleen 1,077 853 1,547 12,927 Unknown 1947/9/15

Toyamaru (Marie) 1,361 400 1,601 82,963 5,581 1954/9/26

Kanogawa (Ida) 888 381 1,138 89,236 260 1958/9/26

Isewan (Vera) 4,697 401 38,921 210,859 7,576 1959/9/26

9019 (Flo) 40 131 41,954 413 1990/9/19

9119 (Mireille) 62 1,499 362 930 1991/9/27

9313 (Yancy) 48 396 7,905 Unknown 1993/9/3

0416 (Songda) 43 3 1,399 104 1,592 2004/9/7

0423 (Tokage) 95 3 721 12,329 494 2004/10/20

1112 (Talas) 82 16 113 Unknown Unknown 2011/9/3

Source is Japan Meteorological Agency

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 Landfalldate/Closest
Name or No. House damage
date

Inundatio Inundatio
Fully- Half- Partially-
n above n up to yyyy/mm/dd
destroyed destroyed destroyed
floor level floor level

Muroto 92,740 401,157 1934/9/21

Makurazaki 89,839 273,888 1945/9/17

Kathleen 9,298 384,743 1947/9/15

Toyamaru 8,396 21,771 177,375 17,569 85,964 1954/9/26

Kanogawa 2,118 2,175 12,450 132,227 389,488 1958/9/26

Isewan 40,838 113,052 680,075 157,858 205,753 1959/9/26

9019 16,541 18,183 1990/9/19

9119 170,447 22,965 1991/9/27

9313 336 1,448 Unknown 3,770 Unknown 1993/9/3

0416 144 1,506 63,343 1,328 19,758 2004/9/7

0423 907 7,929 12,514 13,341 41,006 2004/10/20

1112 379 3,159 470 5,500 16,594 2011/9/3

Major Typhoons and Damage Since 2004

Name and
Areas
Japanese Principal damage
affected
number

43 dead or missing; 130 injured; 1,094

October Chbu
Wipha (26) homes damaged or destroyed; 6,142
2013 Hokkaid
homes flooded

7 dead or missing; 143 injured; 1,650

September
Man-yi (18) KinkiThoku homes damaged or destroyed; 10,089
2013
homes flooded

19 dead or missing; 337 injured; 3,739

September
Roke (15) All regions homes damaged or destroyed; 7,840
2011
homes flooded

98 dead or missing; 113 injured; 4,008

Shikoku
August 2011 Talas (12) homes damaged or destroyed; 22,094
Hokkaid
homes flooded

6 dead or missing; 133 injured; 2,387

October
Melor (18) All regions homes damaged or destroyed;3,310
2009
homes flooded

28 dead or missing; 29 injured; 1,173

August Kysh
Etau (9) homes damaged or destroyed; 5,217
2009 Thoku
homes flooded

3 dead or missing; 87 injured; 672

September Fitow (9) and Kinki
homes damaged or destroyed;1,345
2007 others Hokkaid
homes flooded

7 dead or missing; 83 injured; 295

Man-yi (4) and Okinawa
July 2007 homes damaged or destroyed; 3,993
others Thoku
homes flooded

11 dead or missing;556 injured; 9,251

September Okinawa and
Shanshan (13) homes damaged or destroyed; 934
2006 Kysh
homes flooded

September Nabi (14) and All regions 29 dead or missing;179 injured; 7,452
 homes damaged or destroyed;21,160
2005 others
homes flooded

99 dead or missing; 704 injured; 19,235

October Okinawa
Tokage (23) homes damaged or destroyed; 54,850
2004 Thoku
homes flooded

8 dead or missing;169 injured; 5,553

October Kinki and
Ma-on (22) homes damaged or destroyed; 7,843
2004 Thoku
homes flooded

27 dead or missing;95 injured; 3,068

September Okinawa
Meari (21) homes damaged or destroyed; 19,153
2004 Thoku
homes flooded

47 dead or missing;1,364 injured; 57,

September
Songda (18) All regions 466 homes damaged or destroyed;
2004
10,026 homes flooded

18 dead or missing; 285 injured; 8,627

August
Chaba (16) All regions homes damaged or destroyed;46,581
2004
homes flooded

4 dead or missing; 28 injured; 3,719

August Okinawa and
Aere (17) homes damaged or destroyed; 1,256
2004 western Japan
homes flooded

12 dead or missing;24 injured; 513

August
Megi (15) All regions homes damaged or destroyed; 2,724
2004
homes flooded

Namtheun 3 dead or missing; 17 injured; 113

Kysh and
July 2004 (10) and homes damaged or destroyed; 2,215
Kinki
others homes flooded

7 dead or missing;116 injured; 180

Dianmu (6)
June 2004 All regions homes damaged or destroyed; 202
and others
homes flooded

Notes: The JMA each year numbers typhoons sequentially; flooding figures include partially flooded homes.

Created by Nippon.com based on NAOJs Chronological Scientific Tables.

The Three Great Shwa Typhoons

From 1930 to 1950, Japan repeatedly suffered damage and loss of life from major
storms. Three storms in particular, Muroto, Makurazaki, and Isewan typhoons
collectively known as the three great typhoons of Shwa era (19261989)were
among the most violent and destructive.

4,697 fatalities; 401 missing; 38,921 injured;

833,965 homes damaged or destroyed; 363,611
homes flooded
All areas
September
Isewan except
2627, Also called typhoon Vera, the storm had an
typhoon for
1959 atmospheric pressure of 929 hectopascals (hPa)
Kysh
when it came ashore and caused a record storm
surge in Ise Bay. Damage stretched across the
country, affecting 1.5 million residents.

2,702 fatalities; 334 missing; 14,994 injured;

92,740 homes damaged or destroyed; 401,157
homes flooded
September
Muroto Kysh
2021, The typhoon came ashore at Cape Muroto in
Typhoon Thoku
1934 Kochi Prefecture at 911.6 hPa. A four-meter
storm surge and extreme winds in Osaka
damaged and destroyed buildings, resulting in
extensive loss of life.

2,473 fatalities; 1,283 missing; 2,452 injured;

89,839 homes damaged or destroyed; 273,888
homes flooded

September
Makurazaki Western The storm, at 916.3 hPa, blew ashore on the
17
typhoon Japan heels of Japans defeat in World War II. Unable
18,1945
to adequately prepare for the typhoons
onslaught, many areas in western Japan suffered
severe damage. Fatalities were particularly high
in Hiroshima Prefecture.

September Tyamaru All areas 1,361 fatalities; 400 missing; 1,601 injured;
2527, typhoon 207,542 homes damaged or destroyed; 103,533
1954 homes flooded

After battering the lower regions of Japan as it

 moved north, the storm hit Hokkaid at full force.
Winds and high seas resulted in the capsizing of
the ferry Tyamaru off the port city of Hakodate.
The tragedy resulted in 1,139 dead or missing.

888 fatalities; 381 missing; 1,138 injured; 16,743

homes damaged or destroyed; 521,715 homes
Kinki flooded
region
September
Kanogawa and
2628, Also known as super typhoon Ida, this immense
typhoon areas
1958 storm blew ashore in Kanagawa Prefecture at an
further
north atmospheric pressure of 877 hPa. Torrential rains
caused massive flooding in the Kant area and
on the Izu Peninsula.

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