Designated shelter hit by tsunami

Designated shelter hit by tsunami

OTSUCHI, Japan - Kogan Temple is seen devastated in the town of Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, on March 31, 2011, by the March 11 tsunami. At least 30 people who took shelter at the Buddhist temple went missing. They had gathered there as the building nearly 1 kilometer from the sea was designated as a tsunami evacuation facility. The temple also suffered a fire after the disaster. More than 100 designated shelters were hit by the tsunami.

Whaling tradition in Japan communities

Whaling tradition in Japan communities

TOKYO, Japan - Men sing a song to console the souls of whales during a Buddhist service for whales at Kogan Temple on Oumi Island in Nagato, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on May 1, 2010. The local area previously lived on coastal whaling.

Whaling tradition in Japan communities

Whaling tradition in Japan communities

TOKYO, Japan - Men sing a song to console the souls of whales during a Buddhist service for whales at Kogan Temple on Oumi Island in Nagato, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on May 1, 2010. The local area previously lived on coastal whaling. (Kyodo)

Designated shelter hit by tsunami

Designated shelter hit by tsunami

OTSUCHI, Japan - Kogan Temple is seen devastated in the town of Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, on March 31, 2011, by the March 11 tsunami. At least 30 people who took shelter at the Buddhist temple went missing. They had gathered there as the building nearly 1 kilometer from the sea was designated as a tsunami evacuation facility. The temple also suffered a fire after the disaster. More than 100 designated shelters were hit by the tsunami. (Kyodo)