Ten years have passed since that day today (11th).
Early in the morning quietly people fit the hand
people continue to appeal to the missing family
man resumed store sales in the hometown
people ... have also been forced to evacuate life now
and at the time of the disaster situation, then of walking, each person There are various.
Ten years after the Great East Japan Earthquake, I stared at today's day in the disaster area.
Early morning prayer
In Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture, which was severely damaged by the tsunami, on the morning of today (11th), many people were seen praying early in the morning on the hill where many people evacuated at the time of the earthquake, Mt.
At that time, a man in his 40s in Ishinomaki City who evacuated to Mt. Hiyori said, "When I came to the hill where I had evacuated while being chased by the tsunami, I was crying. I'm lonely but I have to accept it. "
People praying were also seen on the coast of Rikuzentakata City, Iwate Prefecture.
Takemi Yoshida (76), a fisherman who lost two people in the earthquake, visited the beach with his dog and quietly joined hands toward the sea dyed in the morning sun.
Mr. Yoshida said, "I think it's been 10 years since that day. I found the body of my child, but I've joined hands for those who are still missing." I did.
"Miracle Pine" Asahi illuminates
In Rikuzentakata City, Iwate Prefecture, the Asahi was illuminating the "miracle pine tree" that survived the tsunami.
"Miracle Pine" is known for encouraging many people with the only pine tree that survived the tsunami in Takada Matsubara, Rikuzentakata City, where about 70,000 pine forests had spread before the earthquake. I will.
After the earthquake, it was preserved as a monument even after it died, and has become a symbol of the reconstruction of Rikuzentakata.
Rikuzentakata City had a calm morning, and when the sun rose before 6 am, it illuminated the quietly standing Ipponmatsu.
"Oh my god" I keep calling my missing wife ...
A man who continued to go to his home in Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture, and was calling to his missing wife, called "Okka" today.
Tetsuro Ogiwara (82), who lives alone in a disaster public housing in Ishinomaki City, is missing his wife, Tomoko, who was 72 years old at the time of the earthquake.
Tomoko, who was lame, and Ogiwara, who lived with her, were going to the hospital at that time, and it is believed that Tomoko was involved in the tsunami at home.
The last time I saw Tomoko was to see her off at the entrance.
After the earthquake, I went to the place where I was at home almost every month and called on my wife, thinking, "If I was with me at that time, I wouldn't regret whether I was alive or dead." I'm continuing.
Today, 10 years after the earthquake, Mr. Ogiwara said to Tomoko's photo after 6 am, "Mom, I was still two people at this time 10 years ago." I went to the place where I was.
Mr. Ogiwara called out "Okka" after preparing incense sticks and tea.
Mr. Ogiwara said, "I felt like my wife was telling me that I am here today. I say this for the first time in 10 years, but I think my wife has died. Still, I am looking for my wife. I will continue. "
Search for missing person continues
In the tsunami-stricken area along the coast of Fukushima Prefecture, a mass search was conducted for people who are still missing.
In Namie Town, where 31 of them are missing, about 80 people, including the police, were looking for clues by removing driftwood on the coast.
After the earthquake, the Fukushima Prefectural Police Headquarters conducted a simultaneous search of the coastal area on the anniversary of the death of the 11th of every month, but since a part of the remains was found in Iwaki City in May 2013, clues to the missing person. Is not found.
Keiichi Watanabe, an employee of Namie Town who participated in the search, said, "Many people are still missing, and 10 years is just a passing point. I want to find clues as much as possible."
High school student thank you message with big catch flag
In Kamaishi City, Iwate Prefecture, we shot a high school student waving a big catch flag and a message of gratitude in an attempt to put together a video of gratitude for reconstruction assistance and send it to the world.
This initiative was carried out by Ken Ota, a second-year student at Kamaishi High School, to let the world know what Kamaishi is like 10 years after the earthquake.
Forty-one high school students gathered on the ground of Kamaishi Commercial & Technical High School and first offered silence to the victims of the earthquake in front of the camera.
After this, Mr. Ota made a speech in English, "I thought that the best way to convey gratitude to the world for the support we received was to convey the appearance of Kamaishi, which has become energetic."
Next, I used a video camera and a drone to shoot the students performing a tiger dance that was handed down in the area and waving an original big catch flag designed with gratitude.
Mr. Ota said, "I think Kamaishi is now more reconstructed than it was 10 years ago. I would like to express my gratitude to the people of the world."
[14:46] Silence in various places
An altar to mourn the victims was set up in the shopping district of Aoba Ward in the center of Sendai City, and people who passed by when the bell sounded on the air at 2:46 pm when the earthquake struck stopped and kept silent. Was offering.
A 28-year-old woman from Sendai City, who was a high school student at the time of the earthquake, said, "I had forgotten it, but on the day of the turning point, I remembered various things and kept silent."
In Natori City, where 992 people were killed, including related deaths, about 450 people, including bereaved families and locals, gathered in the Yuriage area, where many people died, and offered silence at 2:46 pm. It was.
And
"I lonely gone,"
"my best to meet at some smile,"
"one step at a time, one step at a time, willing we will,"
such as the all at once to skip the balloon when the message was written to the people who died, sacrifice I mourned the person.
Yuko Tanno (52), who lost her eldest son who was in the first year of junior high school in the tsunami, said, "I have had many encounters in the last 10 years after the earthquake. I want to say, "Come on." Even after 10 years, nothing has changed. We will continue to live with those who have died. "
In the Taro district of Miyako City, Iwate Prefecture, locals gathered on the seawall, joined hands at the time of the earthquake, and prayed.
Before the earthquake, the largest tide embankment in Japan was constructed in the Taro district of Miyako City, but the tsunami rushed over the tide embankment, leaving 181 dead and missing.
Every year on March 11th, the district was mourning the people who died on the seawall, and more than 300 people gathered to join hands silently at 2:46 pm.
After that, the local Taro Daiichi Elementary School flew a balloon with strips of paper on the theme of "life" and "reconstruction" into the sky and prayed to the victims.
Eiko Aratani, who rebuilt her washed-out home on a hill, said, "My neighbors have died, and I'm spending 10 years thinking that every day is a death anniversary, not a break."
At the disaster public housing in Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture, people who are still forced to evacuate were silent at the time of the earthquake.
The disaster public housing "Nakoso Sakai Danchi" in Nakoso Town, Iwaki City, is home to approximately 140 households, including residents of Futaba Town and Okuma Town, who have been forced to evacuate due to the nuclear accident.
Ten years after the nuclear accident, nine residents gathered in the plaza in front of the meetinghouse, and when the siren was sounded at 2:46 pm, they offered silence.
Sadaichi Onuma (68), who is evacuating from Futaba Town, said, "It was a very difficult 10 years when I was forced to evacuate because I was chased by my hometown. I want you to be. "
Junior high and high school students who hand down the story guide the remains of the earthquake
At the old high school building, which is the remains of the earthquake in Kesennuma City, Miyagi Prefecture, local junior high and high school students conducted storyteller activities to convey the lessons learned from the Great East Japan Earthquake.
The old school building of Kesennuma Mukai High School was flooded by the tsunami to the top floor of the four-story school building, and is now open to the public as the remains of the earthquake that convey the damage at that time.
Here, local junior high school and high school students are conducting storyteller activities as part of their learning about the earthquake, and today, 10 years after the earthquake, 40 students guided the facility to the visitors.
At the time of the earthquake, the students were still small and their memories were ambiguous, so they shared their experiences and learned from the people in the community about their experiences and the damage caused by the earthquake.
Of these, Yuma Sato, a third-year student at an upstairs junior high school, said, "At the time of the earthquake, I first evacuated to my house, but my mother told me to escape to a higher place and went higher. I felt that I had to escape to a higher place when the tsunami came. "
Resurrection of cooks evacuated due to the nuclear accident
Shigeo Kimura (62), the head chef of a Japanese restaurant who lived in Naraha Town, Fukushima Prefecture, evacuated to Iwaki City due to the nuclear accident and set up a branch office. We borrowed tens of millions of yen and reopened our head office in Naraha last November.
It is said that the reopened head office is difficult to manage due to the influence of the new coronavirus, as regular customers have left before the earthquake, but Kimura-san has been making reservations at night and has started lunch, 10 years after the earthquake. Narukyo was also preparing food at the store.
Mr. Kimura still lives in Iwaki City and goes to the main store in Naraha Town, but eventually he wants to get the main store on track and return to his hometown.
Mr. Kimura said, "Finally, we will reach the main store on March 11th, and I will do my best from here. This is the only hometown for me born in Naraha, and both the store and myself have been supported by the locals. I want to give back as much as possible, and I want to work hard so that I can return to the town someday. "
"My brother's favorite" Blue carp streamer to the sky
In Higashimatsushima City, Miyagi Prefecture, which suffered great damage, 311 blue carp streamers were hung up in memory of the victims, and one man who triggered this initiative renewed his mind.
Kento Ito (27) from Higashimatsushima City lost four family members, his younger brother Ritsu, his mother, and his grandparents, who were five years old at the time, in the tsunami.
A blue carp streamer, which was my brother's favorite, was found on the second floor of my house, which was completely destroyed by the tsunami, and Mr. Ito raised this carp streamer for his younger brother around April of that year.
Mr. Ito's thoughts have been widely sympathized with the blue carp streamers from all over the country, and every year from March 11th to Children's Day, he raises the carp streamers to pray for the children who died in the earthquake. became.
Mr. Ito said that he felt the pain of losing his family again after losing his younger brother Hiromu in an accident last April, but the existence of friends who raise carp together supports him. It is said that he noticed.
Today, 10 years after the earthquake, I attached 311 blue carp streamers and let them swim in the sky with my friends.
At 2:46 pm when the earthquake struck, I prayed anew to move forward while facing the death of my family and played Japanese drums.
Mr. Ito said, "I've been raising carp streamers with the thought of mourning and requiescats, but now I feel that my thoughts for the future are gradually accumulating. It's been 11 years with my friends and blue carp streamers. I want to move toward new days in Japan. "
A new life is born
Two babies were born well at a medical institution in Fukushima City.
Two boys were born today at the "ABC Clinic Niizuma Obstetrics and Gynecology Department" in Jinbacho, Fukushima City.
Of these, the third baby of Yuki Tanifuji (31), who lives in Fukushima City, was born at 1:48 am.
Weighing 3816 grams, both mother and child are healthy.
Mr. Tanifuji said, "I am very happy that you have been born well. It is enough if you can be considerate of others and grow up well."
In addition, the second baby of Ayami Yashima (25), who lives in Fukushima City, was born at 3:38 am. Weighing 3836 grams, Mr. Yashima was holding him with a gentle look.
Mr. Yashima said, "I'm really glad that you were born safely. I want you to grow up without losing powerfully no matter what difficulties you may have."
In Fukushima Prefecture, the number of childbirths has decreased by about 30% after the earthquake and the nuclear accident, and creating an environment where children can be raised with peace of mind for recovery and reconstruction has become a major issue.