Eight and a half years after the tsunami, we revisited some of the worst-hit cities along the Sanriku Coast in Miyagi and Iwate prefectures on September 25-26, 2019.
The highlights of the trip were watching a Rugby World Cup game in Kamaishi and visiting the newly opened tsunami memorial museum in Rikuzentakata.
We followed the Michinoku Coastal Trail for a few kilometers and visited the Tsunami Memorial Park Nakanohama which was built on a destroyed campground.
It is the central piece of the city's memorial park which also includes the famous Miracle Pine.
Ishinomaki's memorial park will be built in this coastal district, viewed from Hiyoriyama ParkCompare: Sep 2019 - Apr 2019 - Oct 2018 - Apr 2011Ishinomaki's memorial park will be built in this coastal district, viewed from Hiyoriyama ParkCompare: Sep 2019 - Apr 2019 - Oct 2018 - Apr 2011Ishinomaki's memorial park will be built in this coastal district, viewed from Hiyoriyama ParkCompare: Sep 2019 - Apr 2019 - Oct 2018 - Apr 2011Ishinomaki's memorial park will be built in this coastal district, viewed from Hiyoriyama ParkCompare: Sep 2019 - Apr 2019 - Oct 2018 - Apr 2011