The State of Sanriku Today (Part 1)

Photo 1. Rikuzentakata scrubbed bare. Taken on April 1, 2011.

Photo 2. The Rikuzentakata conveyor-belt system. Taken on October 3, 2014.

Photo 3. Destruction in the Tarō district was very nearly complete. Taken on March 30, 2011.

Photo 4. Winter snow covers the ground where wreckage has been removed. Taken on January 22, 2012.

Photo 5. The newly raised earthworks will be the site of Tarō residents’ homes. Taken on October 4, 2014.

Photo 6. Scars of disaster are fresh just over a week after the quake. Taken on March 19, 2011.

Photo 7. The gravestones stand free of the rubble and wreckage. Taken on January 23, 2012.

Photo 8. The cemetery has moved to make way for new construction. Taken on October 4, 2014.