Guardian deity carved out of tsunami-hit cherry trees

SENDAI, Japan - A consecration ceremony is held on March 12, 2014, in the town of Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture in northeastern Japan, for a 60-centimeter-tall Jizo, a guardian deity of children, carved out of wood from two cherry trees that temporarily survived the March 2011 massive tsunami in the town.

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