Yuriage is a town in the city of Natori, Miyagi prefecture. A coastal town, it was devastated by the tsunami of March 2011. Hundreds of people lost their lives and almost no buildings were left standing. In the years since, Yuriage has been looking both forward and back in its efforts to come to terms with the disaster. The wish of many survivors is that the town isn't forgotten, so here it is three years on.
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Healing Scars in Yuriage
The story of a town, its past and its future
By Laura Welch
Community writer
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Justin Velgus
9 years ago
I went to down to the coast and saw those barriers in your pic protecting the coast from erosion.
Radica Sooknarine
9 years ago
I remember going here. It was a very emotional trip :/
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