朝日新聞社9d
Residents lose coastal vistas to fortress-like tsunami walls
it was 11,785 in Miyagi Prefecture. In Iwate, 19,508 houses and buildings were destroyed, while the figure for Miyagi reached 83,005. Haruo Wakabayashi, who was in charge of infrastructure ...
Thatched house fumigated with cedar smoke in New Year ritual in northern Japan
Members of a community preservation group in northern Japan have used cedar smoke to fumigate a traditional thatched house to ...
朝日新聞社7d
Reconstruction of Ishinomaki: Big dreams, but old woes remain
ISHINOMAKI, Miyagi Prefecture--This coastal city has been ... In the area around JR Ishinomaki Station, about one-third of the buildings that used to stand before 3/11 have been replaced by ...
Step beyond the tourist trail through Japan's untamed beauty
Ad paid and presented by Japan National Tourism Organization. Discover why a trip toTohoku is a journey into Japan's untamed ...
japannews.yomiuri3d
30 Yrs Since Kobe Quake, Ties Between Affected Residents Starting to Fade; Those Affected by Great East Japan Quake Look to Set Up Countermeasures
While Friday marked the 30th anniversary of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake that killed 6,434 people, there are concerns ...
japannews.yomiuri22d
Illumination Honoring Earthquakes Begins in Kesennuma, Miyagi Pref.; 1,500 Plastic Bottles Shine Message of Remembrance
KESENNUMA, Miyagi — A message to remember Japan’s earthquakes illuminated the former building of Kesennuma Koyo High School, a relic of the Great East Japan Earthquake, in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture ...
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Dontosai Festival
The largest festival of its kind in Japan, the Dontosai Festival, held at Osaki Hachimangu Shrine in Miyagi Prefecture, is a ...
ジャパンタイムズ27d
Seagrass bed restoration work spreads in Miyagi Prefecture
Driven by blue carbon hopes, work is spreading in Miyagi Prefecture to bring back seagrass beds damaged in the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. "Eelgrass is a 'cradle' for sea life," said a ...
Japan Today24d
Man dies after being found stabbed outside apartment building in Saitama Prefecture
A man died after he was found collapsed outside an apartment building in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, on Thursday night. Police said the man, who was in his late 20s or early 30s, had been stabbed, ...
New York Post25d
This Alaska city has one unique feature — every resident lives in the same building
A remote Alaskan town that is so small, the entire population lives in one single building, has captivated the internet with its incredibly unique housing situation. Whittier, which has a ...