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A visit to areas stricken by the Great East Japan Earthquake
In Kesennuma City, Miyagi Prefecture, a fishing boat washed up by the tsunami sits stranded on the road. Scenes like this are not uncommon throughout the city. Two women on bicycles pass, wearing masks against dust generated by the disaster.
(Photo taken May 9)
A visit to areas stricken by the Great East Japan Earthquake
Classes resume in Kesennuma City, with the reopening of schools close to two months after the disaster. The laughs of cheery children can be heard resonating through the devastated town.
(Photo taken May 9)
A visit to areas stricken by the Great East Japan Earthquake
Foundations are all that remain of wooden buildings built near the harbor in Minamisanriku Town, Miyagi Prefecture; while the steel frame of the fishmonger's store and home narrowly managed to escape being washed away. Along with a sign that reads "Hold strong, Minamisanriku Town," is a notice that all members of the family are safe.
(Photo taken May 11)
A visit to areas stricken by the Great East Japan Earthquake
Even this house in Kesennuma City located one kilometer from the coast was hit by the tsunami. A large boat washed up from the harbor sits next to it. "Tokyo Volunteers," recruited and dispatched by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, work selflessly to make a difference.
(Photo taken May 10)
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