Compilation of broadcast media footage capturing the chaos throughout the day
0:00 During the Diet's House of Councillors Settlement Committee meeting: "Ensure your own safety."
4:05 Reporters waiting at the Prime Minister's Office (short briefing of the quake provided)
5:08 Tremors during NTV's live broadcast
6:47 Lockers/file cabinets swaying sideways on upper floors (same was happening in our office)
8:38 Then-Tokyo Governor Ishihara Shintaro was scheduled to hold a press conference (cancelled) at Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building
9:44 High-rise buildings in Shinjuku swaying
10:42 Crane sways in front of the Imperial Household Agency
11:52 At the under-construction Tokyo Skytree (which passed the quake test)
13:20 Scenes from Futako-Tamagawa Station
13:55 Scenes from JR Hachioji Station
14:12 Scenes from Tokyo Metro Toranomon Ginza Line subway
14:31 Scenes from Musashi-Koyama Station Tokyu Meguro Line
14:57 JR Shimbashi Station - Stranded passengers watching the tsunami broadcasted on NHK
15:10 Aftershocks continue
15:18 Scene outside JR Shimbashi
15:28 Pay phones becoming useful again
15:30 Aftershocks (Shinkawa, Chuo-ku, Tokyo)
16:07 Aftershocks (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo)
16:26 Broken glass debris from street light
16:54 Hibiya-koen - Crowds of people
17:30 Aftershocks continue
18:15 Slow to no mobile cellular voice/data service (emergency services was prioritized)
18:20 Aftershocks continue with many on the street
18:43 Scenes from Haneda Airport
18:59 Scenes from Narita Airport
19:51 Ceiling collapses at Kudan Kaikan
21:18 Massive congestion in front of Shinjuku Station
22:47 Extra newspaper editions distributed (a throwback to really past times)
22:55 LPG refinery on fire in Ichihara City
24:27 Toyosu area showing signs of heavy soil liquefaction
26:38 Urayasu-shi and Tokyo Disney parking lot area in Chiba showing signs of heavy soil liquefaction (these areas are reclaimed land around Tokyo Bay)
28:21 Tsunami waves overtopping the seawall at Iioka Port, Asahi City, Chiba
30:28 Vehicular and rail transport mayhem where many ended up walking home
31:59 Severe traffic jams
33:17 Scenes from JR Shimbashi Station
33:55 Scenes from JR Shibuya Station
35:22 Scenes from JR Tokyo Station
35:33 Scenes from JR Shinagawa Station
35:42 Scenes from JR Shinjuku Station (entrance/exit shutters closed)
36:11 More traffic congestion (which affected rail line inspections, delaying resumption of service)
36:20 Some railways resume operation
37:19 People buying bicycles
37:38 Empty food shelves at a 7-11 conbini in Shinagawa
38:00 Stranded commuters at opened facilities including Haneda and Narita airports
40:15 Ramp collapses at supermarket in Machida City
40:27 Crews attempting to put out the LPG fire at the Cosmo Oil Chiba Refinery in Ichihara City, Chiba
41:20 Tokyo Tower's bent tip
The hotel is located on the Hilo bay front where a section of that inlet also narrows (further funneling effect) and allows such tidal fluctuations from tsunami to easily flood onto the property. Their security camera captures the rapid inundation of the drop off area (which also entered the lobby area and flooded around 10 rooms on the lower floor).
From the M8.8 Kamchatka Peninsula earthquake - tsunami inundation at a seafood plant in Severoclisk, Kuril Islands. Wave amplitude was projected to be 3-4 meters in this area.