Fukushima Minamisoma praying to his family who died nine and a half months after the Great East Japan Earthquake

Nine and a half years after the Great East Japan Earthquake, praying to the family who died on the anniversary of their death Fukushima Minamisoma September 11, 17:43

In Minamisoma City, where 636 people were killed by the tsunami caused by the Great East Japan Earthquake, the bereaved family visited the graveyard on the 11th, nine and a half years after the earthquake, and prayed to their families.

Chohachi Kanno of Minamisoma City lost his mother, wife, and two children who lived together at the time when his home was washed away by the (68) tsunami.

Of these, my mother Haruyo (85 years old at the time) and my second son Takemi (34 years old at the time) are still unknown.

Right now, I live alone in a house built in another district, and on the 11th of the anniversary of my death, I went to the grave with flowers such as zinnia that I had grown in my own vegetable garden to memorialize four people. ..

Then, after offering flowers in front of the grave, he gave incense sticks and quietly prayed.

Mr. Sugano said, "Nine and a half years after the earthquake, the loneliness of losing four important family members has not disappeared, and I have many dreams. I can only go to the grave every month as a memorial service. However, I want you to watch over from heaven how you are living well while living alone. "