Hopes for reconstruction written on '1,000 scallop shells'

Hopes for reconstruction written on '1,000 scallop shells'

OFUNATO, Japan - Photo taken on Aug. 31, 2011 shows 1,000 origami paper ornaments folded in the shape of scallop shells decorating Koishihama station in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture. Local people used to use real shells from farmed scallops, on which they wrote their wishes, but the scallop farming industry, along with the rail track, was devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. Visitors to the station, which has been out of operation since March 11, now write their wishes for the reconstruction of the area on the paper shells. (Kyodo)

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