10 years after March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

10 years after March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

People cut reeds as high as 3 meters for roof thatching at the Kitakami River in Ishinomaki, northeastern Japan, on Feb. 13, 2021, around 10 years after an earthquake-triggered tsunami that flooded the area. Reeds have begun to grow again in around 60 percent of a 180-hectare area thanks to replanting by volunteers.

10 years after March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

10 years after March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

People cut reeds as high as 3 meters for roof thatching at the Kitakami River in Ishinomaki, northeastern Japan, on Feb. 13, 2021, around 10 years after an earthquake-triggered tsunami that flooded the area. Reeds have begun to grow again in around 60 percent of a 180-hectare area thanks to replanting by volunteers.

Main Hall and Worship Hall at Suwa Shrine

Main Hall and Worship Hall at Suwa Shrine

The buildings starting from the right are, Worship Hall, Norito-den Hall, and the Main Hall at Suwa Shrine. Worship Hall is where commoners would worship. The building is made of hinoki (Japanese cypress) in irimoya-zukuri style (a hip-and- gable roof construction) with a hiwadabuki-style roof (Japanese cypress hinoki bark thatching). The right, left , and front walls flip open upwards like awnings. The tablet was written by Sawa Nobuyoshi who became the Kyushu Pacification Officer in 1868. The floor of the Norito-den Hall connected to the passageway is tatami-covered. The building in the far left is the main hall rebuilt in 1869 after burning down in 1857. The chancel enshrines the spirit of the three deities of the Suwa, Morisaki, and Sumiyoshi shrines.==Date:about 1874, Place:Nagasaki, Photo:Ueno Hikoma?, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images)