[10 years after the Great East Japan Earthquake] Thoughts of the bereaved family "Don't forget your son ..."

It has been 10 years since the Great East Japan Earthquake struck.

It is the feelings of the bereaved families in each area.

"Don't forget my son for the last 10 years" Iwate Rikuzentakata

At a temple in Rikuzentakata City, Iwate Prefecture, the mother of a city employee who died in guiding the residents to evacuate visited the grave and quietly joined hands in front of the grave.

Takiko Sasaki (88), who lives alone in a disaster public housing in Rikuzentakata, lost her eldest son, Hayato (43 at the time), who was a city employee in the tsunami.

After the earthquake, Hayato himself headed to a supermarket near the city hall to guide the elderly and people with disabilities to evacuate, and it is believed that he was hit by the tsunami and died.

Mr. Sasaki has been visiting the grave every month for the past 10 years, and on the 11th he visited a temple in the city center with his eldest daughter, Kumi, and quietly put his hands on the grave where Mr. Hayato sleeps.

Mr. Sasaki said, "I have spent the last 10 years feeling sad without forgetting my son. Immediately after the earthquake, my son called me at home and asked my son's wife," Take my mother and run away. " He called me. I regret that I could have heard my son's voice last if I answered the phone at that time. "

"I still regret" Ibaraki Kitaibaraki

In Kitaibaraki City, Ibaraki Prefecture, a man who lost his brother, who was 80 years old at the time, in the tsunami visited the grave with his family and prayed.

In Kitaibaraki City, Ibaraki Prefecture, a tsunami of up to about 7 meters rushed in, killing five people, one missing, and five dead in so-called "earthquake-related deaths."

Yukio Hiratsuka (80 at the time), who lived in Isohara-cho in the city, died when his home, where he lived alone, was swept away by the tsunami.

On the 11th, his younger brother Shinji (82) visited a graveyard in the city with his sister Hisae and his wife Keiko, and quietly joined hands with flowers and incense sticks in front of Yukio's grave. ..

The word "Kizuna" engraved on the tombstone expresses the feeling that Yukio, who died, and the Great East Japan Earthquake will never be forgotten.

According to Shinji, Yukio loved to travel during his lifetime and always bought souvenirs for his brothers.

My sister, Mr. Hisae, said, "I always called me" Ane "and was a very good younger brother. I still regret not being able to call out to evacuate from the tsunami." It was.

Shinji said, "10 years ago, I couldn't buy flowers because of the earthquake, so I offered narcissus in the garden, but I was able to offer beautiful flowers. I want you to sleep peacefully. I want to continue. "