Visitor views 'miracle lone pine tree' in tsunami-hit Fukushima town

A visitor looks up at the "miracle lone pine tree" in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, on March 10, 2015. The tree is the only one among a coastal pine tree grove that survived the devastating earthquake and tsunami of March 11, 2011, and is seen as a symbol of hope for recovery. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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