Tag: Tsunami

Escape from the tsunami disaster area

The cliff shore from Miyako on towards Kuji

Even though my next town Kamaishi has plenty of hotels which have already been restored, I’m still having a hard time finding a room. There is a huge steel plant in Kamaishi which is fully functional again. A major part of the city is located in a long, narrow valley which reaches far into the …

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Tsunami disaster area, Ishinomaki – Minamisanriku – Kesennuma

Leftover in Minamisanriku

Even though a typhoon is approaching I reach my next host Henry nearby Ishinomaki, mainly dry. When trying to call him from a phone booth I almost splat a small frog sitting on the dial pad. I can’t believe my eyes. He was lucky. I almost dialed M for murder. But I have to admit …

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37th Week

One Year after Fukushima In memory of the victims of the earthquake-, tsunami-, and the nuclear reactor disaster of Fukushima one year ago I decided not to post an article this Sunday. This entry is dedicated to the victims and their dependants. Our thoughts are with the people who lost their lives or existence that …

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