I went to a tsunami-hit school in Ichinomaki City, where 74 elementary school kids were killed by the giant tsunami

Remembering March 11

I, at the center of this photo, was stunned by the huge impact of a giant tsunami. The photo was taken in tsunami-hit Minamisanrikucho of Miyagi Prefecture on May 4.

On May 5 I went to Okawa Elementary School of Ishinomaki City, where 74 kids were killed by tsunami. We Japanese often fly carp streamers outside our homes to wish for children's growth on May 5, or Children's Day in Japan...