New thread needs a new photo. Going slightly different for this one.

Ishinomaki

The Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami was over 4 years ago but the effects are still widely felt in the affected areas. Ishinomaki is doing better than a lot of the towns when it comes to rebuilding, but you can go and walk the streets and realize exactly what that means. They have a small museum and community information center dedicated to introducing the town as it was before the tsunami and explaining what they’re doing to rebuild. One of the worst hit areas was pretty much swept clean away and rebuilding there is prohibited; they’re going to turn it into a park and memorial. We walked along the river banks and past one of the temples and graveyards - it’s amazing to see the damage that was done to the family tombstones - before climbing the stairs to the shrine where many people watched their town disappear.

I didn’t take photos of a lot, because I wanted to be respectful and not simply gawking, but I couldn’t resist the signs of life among the foundations left behind.