Journey in Japan 2026
Arahama Elementary Disaster Memorial
Tokyo-Hakodate-Noboribetsu-Sapporo-Otaru-Sendai-Ushiku
May 7th through May 30th

TOZAI Line, to end of the line - ARAI




























9:04 AM



























T 13 ARAI Station (end of the line)





























Bus 21 will take us to Arahama Elementary School



























On bus 20 or 21 I recognize the second KANJI character - DISASTER

























I know it is close, notice the elevated highway on the right





























I have to learn how to read the time table - Weekdays
11:37 AM or12:37 AM to come back to Arai Station

























































Banner from 2016





























Flooding Tsunami Height





















































































































They preserved the damage




























The whole village was wiped out























































I left a small note of encouragement!




























3:55 PM


























































The clock stopped at 3:55 PM




























The new Tsunami Evacuation Area.
They painted YELLOW/ORANGE to be easily spotted from above (helicopter)
I asked AI for the answer.



























The new elevated road - 10.2 km long






















































































Back to Sendai - lunch time

DATE NO GYUTAN



























My seafood bowl, gyutan goes to Pokie


































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