'Broken Things' - images of recovery from the 1 year anniversary of the Japan Tsunami

My Scholarship entry - A 'place' I have visited

JAPAN | Monday, 7 January 2013 | Views [220] | View Larger Image

View over the damaged harbour facilities at Otomo fishing port. In the distance float newly constructed scallop fishing platforms. Local fisheries have been slowly getting back into operation but often at a smaller scale than before.

The March 11th tsunami reached within just a few feet of Kamaishi church and in the days after it was used as a shelter for local people whose homes had been destroyed. Previously just open to the local congregation it's been opened to the wider community as a kindergarten and meeting place. One example of local groups and organisations helping families by giving them the time and support to get on with their lives.

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The view of Oshima island from its highest point at the top of Turtle Mountain (Kame-yama). At the time of the tsunami Murakami-san was visiting Kesennuma and for five days he took shelter in an abandoned house there before finally returning to find his house destroyed and grandma missing. Immediately after the disaster he and his fellow volunteer fire-fighters were active in helping with rescues and putting out the fires that were spreading from burning chemical plants in nearby Kesennuma.

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'Broken Things' - images of recovery from the 1 year anniversary of the Japan Tsunami

My Scholarship entry - A 'place' I have visited

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