Japan revived, a year after the double disaster

On March 13, 2011, the image of Yuko Sugimoto wrapped up in a crumbling scene in Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture, was transmitted by Japanese and world media as a symbol of pain that the Japanese suffered first. double disaster. Nearly a year later, on January 27 this year, Sugimoto and his five-year-old son Raito took pictures at the location of the photo last year. It was almost impossible to recognize the common point of the two pictures in the far-away electric poles, because Sugimoto himself was different.

Japan will celebrate a year after the second tsunami of tsunami on March 11. More than 19,000 lives were robbed in this horrifying disaster, while many were still considered missing. The 9-magnitude seismic and 15-meter tsunami also entails a nuclear disaster at the Fukushima I. nuclear power plant.

This pair of photos was taken at a location in Miyako city. The image above was taken by a Miyako official on March 11, 2011, when the tsunami hit the dyke and flowed into the city of Iwate Prefecture. The picture below was taken on January 16, 2012 and shows a different setting from nearly a year ago.

The picture above was taken on March 22, 2011, showing an area of ​​the city of Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, was devastated by the tsunami. Almost a large area was flattened. The picture below was taken on January 15, and no longer a trace of the tsunami last year.

This pair of images shows a corner of the coastal city of Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, on March 14, 2011 and January 15, 2012. The ruin scene is gone, one can only remember the fate of March 11 in the gaps that used to be a house.

The photo above was taken on April 16, 2011, depicting a tsunami hit by the tsunami and stuck on the roof of a two-story motel in Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture. Nearly a year later, on January 16, 2012, another picture taken at the same frame shows many changes. The yellow building to the left was gone, the yacht was also taken away, the rubble was cleared, leaving only a two-story lodge with tsunami damage.

This pair of photos was taken in the same residential area between the hills in Kesennuma city, Miyagi prefecture. The picture above was taken on March 16, 2011, while the picture below was taken on January 14th. After nearly a year, the sprawling ruins were cleared, revealing the path that the tsunami passed and swept almost everything.

The revival of life in the city of Hishonomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, is shown by pairs of photos taken on a bridge at the same frame. On March 15, 2011, a yacht was hit by a tsunami on the bridge and lay near the end of a lane. On January 13, 2012, traffic has returned to normal.

A whole stretch of road in Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture, was flooded after the tsunami swept through the city. The photo above was taken on March 12, 2011, showing that people had to use boats to go through this area. On January 13, 2012, the photo taken at the same angle showed that the traffic was completely normal as there has never been a disaster.

The photo above was taken on March 13, 2011, ie two days after the double disaster. A railway section in Tagajo City, Miyagi Prefecture, was peeled up, while many cars were lying around. Nearly a year later, on January 12, 2012, the photo below was taken at the same angle to show viewers that the track was seamless, with a train approaching the position almost like another train. in the picture above.

This pair of photos shows the same corner of Urayasu City, Chiba Prefecture, on March 11, 2011 and January 21, 2012. The cracked road has been overcome and unbelievable earthquakes once happened if only the picture below was seen.