Since taking a photo of the countryside, I visited Tohoku several time. Right before the earthquake I took Hachinohe Line and Sariku Raiway from Aomori and appreciated scenery of coastal line. The buildings I have seen at that time disappeared without a trace by tsunami. Only the road tells that the village existed in the past. 
- Kazuo Kitai 

*image (left)
courtesy of the artist and Zen Foto Gallery