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Natori: Perpetuating the Memory of 3/11

  • Kawamachi Terrace Yuriage, a commercial center with shops and restaurants, opened for business in April 2019. (Courtesy Kawamachi Terrace Yuriage)

    Kawamachi Terrace Yuriage, a commercial center with shops and restaurants, opened for business in April 2019. (Courtesy Kawamachi Terrace Yuriage)

  • Visitors can enjoy pleasant views of the placid Natori River from the complex. (Courtesy Kawamachi Terrace Yuriage)

    Visitors can enjoy pleasant views of the placid Natori River from the complex. (Courtesy Kawamachi Terrace Yuriage)

  • The katsudon served at Momoya, one of the restaurants at Kawamachi Terrace Yuriage, is faithfully reproduced. The original shop, located nearby, was washed away in the tsunami. (Courtesy Kawamachi Terrace Yuriage)

    The katsudon served at Momoya, one of the restaurants at Kawamachi Terrace Yuriage, is faithfully reproduced. The original shop, located nearby, was washed away in the tsunami. (Courtesy Kawamachi Terrace Yuriage)

  • Sasakei (at center) offers hands-on experience grilling your own sasa-kamaboko, traditional bamboo-leaf-shaped springy fish cakes. The shop also produces kamaboko topped with oysters or crab and Miyagi-no-shizuku, a fish cake incorporating locally grown vegetables.

    Sasakei (at center) offers hands-on experience grilling your own sasa-kamaboko, traditional bamboo-leaf-shaped springy fish cakes. The shop also produces kamaboko topped with oysters or crab and Miyagi-no-shizuku, a fish cake incorporating locally grown vegetables.

  • The Natori City Earthquake Reconstruction Hall overlooks Sendai Bay.

    The Natori City Earthquake Reconstruction Hall overlooks Sendai Bay.

  • The facility features a diorama of Yuriage as it was before the disaster, created by students from Kobe University, the National Institute of Technology, Sendai College, and other schools.

    The facility features a diorama of Yuriage as it was before the disaster, created by students from Kobe University, the National Institute of Technology, Sendai College, and other schools.

  • The diorama shows structures lost in the tsunami, identified by their owners’ names, and local landmarks. Near the arrow indicating the Reconstruction Hall are the former locations of Sasakei and Momoya.

    The diorama shows structures lost in the tsunami, identified by their owners’ names, and local landmarks. Near the arrow indicating the Reconstruction Hall are the former locations of Sasakei and Momoya.

  • Displays detail reconstruction work and the importance of disaster preparations.

    Displays detail reconstruction work and the importance of disaster preparations.

  • This exhibit allows visitors to experience the difficulty of opening a door when flooding has occurred. Water just 30 centimeters deep pushes against the outside of the door with some 36 kilograms of weight.

    This exhibit allows visitors to experience the difficulty of opening a door when flooding has occurred. Water just 30 centimeters deep pushes against the outside of the door with some 36 kilograms of weight.

  • A video in the screening room replays the tense situation during the disaster and emphasizes the importance of evacuating.

    A video in the screening room replays the tense situation during the disaster and emphasizes the importance of evacuating.

  • Visitors to the Yuriage Port morning market, held on Sundays and public holidays, attend a talk on the disaster. (Courtesy the Natori City Earthquake Reconstruction Hall)

    Visitors to the Yuriage Port morning market, held on Sundays and public holidays, attend a talk on the disaster. (Courtesy the Natori City Earthquake Reconstruction Hall)

  • The Remembrance Zone includes a cenotaph, a monument inscribed with a poem, and a memorial plaque.

    The Remembrance Zone includes a cenotaph, a monument inscribed with a poem, and a memorial plaque.

  • A pair of komainu dogs that survived the tsunami once again guard the shrine at Hiyoriyama. (Courtesy Natori municipal government)

    A pair of komainu dogs that survived the tsunami once again guard the shrine at Hiyoriyama. (Courtesy Natori municipal government)

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