How was the tsunami damage in japan dispersed? specifically across it's west coast?

Question:

So I'm pretty sure I remember seeing that the big one occurred off the east coast of southern/central japan. Obviously if the quake occurred smack dab in the center, tsunami problems would non-existent. I know that essentially all up and down japan got hit, the wave going in as far as 6 mi in some places.

But what about the west coast? the force must be propagating out from where the actual tectonic action occurred (so none of you say "but it was so big it shaked the water all up on japan!", so if the main quake was off the east coast- then what about the west? Waves cant just get around japan can they? I mean I know they traveled all the way to the US and such, but that's not at all the same. I know there was lots of after shocks- some quite powerful- did these occur of the west coast at all?

I cant find anything on the state of western coastal japan 'cept nuke crap.

JUST WHAT HAPPENED? ITS PISSING ME OFF THAT I CANT FIGURE THIS OUT!

Answer:

The tsunami did NOT go around Japan. In Taiwan, to the south and slightly west of Japan, we only recieved a maximum of a 0.50 meter (20") swell.