On March 11, 2011, a tsunami was triggered by a magnitude  9 earthquake that struck 130 km off the coast of Northern Japan and swept  across the coast of Northern Honshu, destroying all in its path. A year later, thousands of  photographs, slowly deteriorating due to the elements, lie scattered throughout  the tsunami affected region of Japan. Above, a damaged photograph of people celebrating a national  holiday. It, and the following images, were found in albums lying by a roadside in Rikuzentakata, a city  in Iwate that was devastated by the tsunami.
On March 11, 2011, a tsunami was triggered by a magnitude 9 earthquake that struck 130 km off the coast of Northern Japan and swept across the coast of Northern Honshu, destroying all in its path. A year later, thousands of photographs, slowly deteriorating due to the elements, lie scattered throughout the tsunami affected region of Japan. Above, a damaged photograph of people celebrating a national holiday. It, and the following images, were found in albums lying by a roadside in Rikuzentakata, a city in Iwate that was devastated by the tsunami.

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On March 11, 2011, a tsunami was triggered by a magnitude  9 earthquake that struck 130 km off the coast of Northern Japan and swept  across the coast of Northern Honshu, destroying all in its path. A year later, thousands of  photographs, slowly deteriorating due to the elements, lie scattered throughout  the tsunami affected region of Japan. Above, a damaged photograph of people celebrating a national  holiday. It, and the following images, were found in albums lying by a roadside in Rikuzentakata, a city  in Iwate that was devastated by the tsunami.
On March 11, 2011, a tsunami was triggered by a magnitude 9 earthquake that struck 130 km off the coast of Northern Japan and swept across the coast of Northern Honshu, destroying all in its path. A year later, thousands of photographs, slowly deteriorating due to the elements, lie scattered throughout the tsunami affected region of Japan. Above, a damaged photograph of people celebrating a national holiday. It, and the following images, were found in albums lying by a roadside in Rikuzentakata, a city in Iwate that was devastated by the tsunami.

On March 11, 2011, a tsunami was triggered by a magnitude 9 earthquake that struck 130 km off the coast of Northern Japan and swept across the coast of Northern Honshu, destroying all in its path. A year later, thousands of photographs, slowly deteriorating due to the elements, lie scattered throughout the tsunami affected region of Japan. Above, a damaged photograph of people celebrating a national holiday. It, and the following images, were found in albums lying by a roadside in Rikuzentakata, a city in Iwate that was devastated by the tsunami.

A family portrait.
A family portrait.

A family portrait.

A group of school children on an outing.
A group of school children on an outing.

A group of school children on an outing.

A girl dressed in a kimono for the shichi-g0-san festival.
A girl dressed in a kimono for the shichi-g0-san festival.

A girl dressed in a kimono for the shichi-g0-san festival.

Children face the camera, but this photo is too damaged to know more. 
Children face the camera, but this photo is too damaged to know more. 

Children face the camera, but this photo is too damaged to know more. 

A photo taken at a wedding.
A photo taken at a wedding.

A photo taken at a wedding.

A young man stands by the water.
A young man stands by the water.

A young man stands by the water.

A family portrait.
A family portrait.

A family portrait.

A group of children.
A group of children.

A group of children.

A group of high school students on a train.
A group of high school students on a train.

A group of high school students on a train.

Children at a school.
Children at a school.

Children at a school.

A young woman dressed in a kimono and holding a parasol.
A young woman dressed in a kimono and holding a parasol.

A young woman dressed in a kimono and holding a parasol.

A group of high school students.
A group of high school students.

A group of high school students.

       Two girls dressed in kimonos. 
  Two girls dressed in kimonos. 

 

Two girls dressed in kimonos. 

A damaged photograph.
A damaged photograph.

A damaged photograph.

A close up of a child.
A close up of a child.

A close up of a child.

A portrait of a family.
A portrait of a family.

A portrait of a family.

A photograph of two children.
A photograph of two children.

A photograph of two children.

A class of school children.
A class of school children.

A class of school children.

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