Driftwood violins keep alive memories of prequake days

Driftwood violins keep alive memories of prequake days

TOKYO, Japan - Polish violinist Nicolas Chumachenco (L) shows the back of his violin, on which a picture of the famed "miracle pine tree" is drawn. It was the only tree that survived the devastating tsunami that swept away a pine forest on the coast of Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, on March 11, 2011, when the Great East Japan Earthquake occurred. Photo taken Nov. 3, 2012 in Ikoma, Nara Prefecture. (Photo by Yukie Nishizawa)

Model of Tomioka's prequake townscape brings back fond memories

Model of Tomioka's prequake townscape brings back fond memories

Chikako Nishihara (L), a temporary housing dweller in Fukushima Prefecture's Iwaki, points at a place of memories in the miniature model, which recreates the townscape of Tomioka in the northeastern Japanese prefecture before the 2011 quake based on residents' memories, on June 4, 2015, in Iwaki. All residents of the northeastern Japanese town continue their evacuation after the nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Prequake townscape of Tomioka recreated in model

Prequake townscape of Tomioka recreated in model

The miniature model recreating the townscape of Tomioka Town in Fukushima Prefecture before the 2011 disaster is shown in Iwaki in the northeastern Japanese prefecture on June 4, 2015. The model was made based on memories of evacuating Tomioka residents. All residents of the northeastern Japanese town continue their evacuation after the nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Prequake Tomioka townscape recreated in model

Prequake Tomioka townscape recreated in model

The miniature model of Tomioka Town in Fukushima Prefecture, an image before the 2011 quake recreated based on memories of evacuating residents, is shown in Iwaki in the prefecture on June 4, 2015. The red-roofed East Japan Railway Co.'s Tomioka Station is seen in the middle. All residents of the northeastern Japanese town continue their evacuation after the nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Prequake Tomioka townscape recreated in model

Prequake Tomioka townscape recreated in model

Chikako Nishihara (C), a temporary housing dweller in Fukushima Prefecture's Iwaki, colors the roof of a miniature model of her house, part of the miniature model set to recreate the townscape of Tomioka Town before the 2011 earthquake, on June 4, 2015, in Iwaki. All residents of the northeastern Japanese town continue their evacuation after the nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo