9 years after the Great East Japan Earthquake Pray in the affected area March 11 7:58
On the 11th, nine years after the Great East Japan Earthquake, prayers were seen in the stricken area, where many people were killed by the tsunami.
Miyagi
In Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture, which was severely damaged by the tsunami, people who came early in the morning to pray to Mt. Hiwa, which overlooks the coast of the town, prayed.
According to Miyagi Prefecture, 3552 people died in the earthquake disaster in Ishinomaki City, and the whereabouts of 420 people are still unknown.
On the 11th, early morning visitors to Hiwayama, overlooking the coast, were praying and taking pictures.
The woman whose store she was running was damaged said, "I come here every day to pray. It's been nine years now, but I've been feeling the same since that day."
A 70-year-old man living nearby said, "I take a picture here every year at this time. I prayed for a good night's sleep because 13 of my classmates had died."
In Miyagi Natori Yuriage district
More than 700 people were killed in the Yuriage district of Natori city due to the tsunami of the earthquake, and "Hiwayama" on a hill overlooking the area about 1 km from the sea is a place to mourn the victims.
On the 11th, nine years after the quake, people were praying early in the morning on the hill.
A man from Natori City said, "It's a milestone day, so I came here to recall the feelings of that time. Yes. "
Impact of the new virus
With the spread of the new coronavirus, the memorial ceremony has been shrinking or being canceled one after another, and at a temple in Natori City, Miyagi Prefecture, a priesthood and a vice priesthood, and the memorial service of only two people, were held early and gracefully in the morning.
Tozenji Temple in Yuriage, Natori City, was destroyed by the tsunami caused by the Great East Japan Earthquake, killing about 200 Danya and completely destroying the temple building.
The temple was rebuilt as an adult, and on March 11, last year, about 100 people gathered for the memorial service.
However, in order to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus, the people stopped gathering, and the priest and his son's deputy clerk were to execute the law alone.
After reading at 6:00 am, he read the commandments of Danya, who died in the earthquake, one by one and quietly mourned the victims.
Toshiji Miyake, a priest at Tozenji Temple, said, "I thought of the victims who died in regret, I read the Kanames one by one. I want to go. "
"It seems like a long and short 9 years"
A 60-year-old man visiting a hill in Kesen-cho, Rikuzentakata-shi, Iwate Prefecture, said, "It has been a long and short nine years. Buildings have now been built in the city, but now there are no young people. After 10 years, the disaster may be forgotten, but I think we must not forget it because of the great damage. "
Fukushima Minamisoma sacrifice fire brigade members commemorate
In Minamisoma City, Fukushima Prefecture, where nine firefighters were killed in the tsunami caused by the earthquake, fellow firefighters prayed toward the sea.
At Kashima Ward, the fire brigade in Minamisoma City, approximately 15 people gathered at the shore from around 6 am on the 11th and offered silence toward the sea.
In the fire brigade, Takafumi Kadoma, who was 35 years old at the time, was stricken by a tsunami while calling on residents to evacuate and is still missing.
At that time, Shinichi Isami, who served as the branch squad, was evacuation-inducing with Kadoma until about 15 minutes before the tsunami.
Mr. Isami says, "Kadoma was a humorous and entertaining leader who could entertain everyone. It's always in our hearts that he lost his life. To prevent weathering, we all pray for requiem. I am continuing to offer to you. "
Pray at Miyagi Minamisanriku Earthquake Reconstruction Memorial Park
In Minamisanriku-cho, Miyagi prefecture, which was severely damaged by the earthquake, people praying at the reconstruction prayer park, which is being developed in the center of the town, were seen.
In Minamisanriku-cho, where more than 800 people were killed by the earthquake, the “Earthquake Reconstruction Prayer Park,” which offers prayers and teaches lessons, has been developed, and approximately 70% of the park has been opened to date.
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A 59-year-old man from Kanagawa Prefecture said, "I come every year, but these parks are open and I can pray calmly. I will continue to pray to remember the disaster." Was.