December 24, 2024 Shinji Hashizume runs Okazuya Wawawa , a small deli in Rikuzentakata. But it wasn’t just a business idea. It started...

Takanori Obayashi runs a community energy company in Rikuzentakata, but his work once looked very different. After the 2011 tsunami, he...

Ai Yoshida, now a yoga instructor and mother of two, returned to Rikuzentakata shortly after the disaster. “When I came back, there was...

December 24, 2024 Riku Cafe is a small community cafe in Rikuzentakata, opened after the 2011 disaster as a space where locals could...

December 23, 2024 Masanori Yoshida is a dentist at Yoshida Dental Clinic. His wife, Kazuko Yoshida, is a dental hygienist who gives talks...

December 23, 2024 When I talked with Yatsuko Yoshida, she always welcomed me with a calm strength that made it easy to forget she was 80...

I spoke with Mr. Sohei Gomi, a professor at Iwate University, about his experience with disaster relief following the 2011 disaster. At...

December 22, 2024 At Fumonji Temple in Rikuzentakata, I met Kousei Kumagai, the vice chief priest. He returned to his hometown just two...

December 22, 2024 While working on the documentary, I had the chance to interview Mr. Keiichi Furutani, a regional coordinator in...

December 2024 This winter, I began working on a documentary that explores disaster response and recovery across different regions in...

June 21, 2024 When I visited Fumonji Temple in Rikuzentakata, the first thing I noticed wasn’t the temple itself- it was the quiet...

June 20, 2024 Nagahora Genki Mura is a community space that originally served as temporary housing after the 2011 earthquake and tsunami....

June 18, 2024 Today I joined a guided tour of the Takatamatsubara Tsunami Memorial Park. The guide was the same person who helped...

June 17, 2024 The first day of my internship in Rikuzentakata began with an introduction to the traditional woodworking craft known as...

December 20–22, 2023 When I first stepped off the train at Kesennuma Station, I wasn’t entirely sure what to expect, despite having heard...