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After the Tsunami: Rescuing Relics of Rikuzentakata’s History and Culture

  • Top: Rikuzentakata City Museum (left) and the Museum of Oceans and Shellfish before the tsunami. Bottom: Exterior and interior views of Rikuzentakata City Museum after the disaster.

    Top: Rikuzentakata City Museum (left) and the Museum of Oceans and Shellfish before the tsunami. Bottom: Exterior and interior views of Rikuzentakata City Museum after the disaster.

  • Uniformed SDF personnel assist with the move of the beaked whale taxidermy specimen. Almost 10 meters long, it is the largest such exhibit in Japan.

    Uniformed SDF personnel assist with the move of the beaked whale taxidermy specimen. Almost 10 meters long, it is the largest such exhibit in Japan.

  • The recovered items, after being moved to a safe site, have been undergoing stabilization treatment to keep them from deteriorating further. Top row: old documents being disinfected (left) and cleaned. Bottom: cleaning of archaeological properties.

    The recovered items, after being moved to a safe site, have been undergoing stabilization treatment to keep them from deteriorating further. Top row: old documents being disinfected (left) and cleaned. Bottom: cleaning of archaeological properties.

  • “Please do not take away museum properties. They are important treasures for restoring Takata’s nature, history, and culture. (City Board of Education)” So reads the note. But most of the Board of Education employees died in the disaster; none could have left this message. Regardless of who may have written it in the board’s name, it was profoundly significant. (Photo by Maekawa Saori.)

    “Please do not take away museum properties. They are important treasures for restoring Takata’s nature, history, and culture. (City Board of Education)” So reads the note. But most of the Board of Education employees died in the disaster; none could have left this message. Regardless of who may have written it in the board’s name, it was profoundly significant. (Photo by Maekawa Saori.)

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