Post-Tsunami Images of Japanese Town Ishinomaki
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Ishinomaki in Miyagi Prefecture is one of the town that was hit hard by the tsunami which followed the earthquake on March 11, 2011. I was passing thru 5 months afterwards and still the stark grim reminders remain of what happened that day.
Later that evening I went to Sendai the capital of Miyagi which had also gotten hit that day. It was the kick-off of their big Tanabata festival which they do with a big fireworks display. It was good to see the people out and about enjoying themselves - they had cancelled some other festivals in previous months. It showed me that the Tohoku area will pull itself through the disaster with their indomitable spirit.
Later that evening I went to Sendai the capital of Miyagi which had also gotten hit that day. It was the kick-off of their big Tanabata festival which they do with a big fireworks display. It was good to see the people out and about enjoying themselves - they had cancelled some other festivals in previous months. It showed me that the Tohoku area will pull itself through the disaster with their indomitable spirit.
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EthicalVegan
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Your video is absolutely FANTASTIC!
Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Have you considered sending this to CNN, as an iReport?
Your editing and actual filming are both superb, and I definitely got a good picture of what's been happening since the 11th of March.
What amazed me THE most -- and I'm sure others will agree -- is the fact that there are stores that are not shuttered up, and yet all the merchandise is still there, untouched, unstolen, respected. I'm trying to think of other countries where the people -- without being threatened by the law -- would behave so thoughtfully and beautifully.
I am glad that you could put together this special day, and share with the rest of us the extreme strength of these survivors.
Arigato.
- 10 months ago
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EthicalVegan
