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As summer holidays go, not many Tokyoites likely had a trip to Japan’s northeast to see the aftermath of the March tsunami high on their to-do lists.Yet it seems many are visiting the region for a powerful reminder of what happened in springtime.Tourism chiefs say the current obon vacation period in Japan has prompted residents of Kanto and elsewhere outside the tsunami zone to travel to places such as Kamaishi in Iwate Prefecture.
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Tsunami wreckage becomes tourist draw | CNNGo.com
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As summer holidays go, not many Tokyoites likely had a trip to Japan’s northeast to see the aftermath of the March tsunami high on their to-do lists.Yet it seems many are visiting the region for a powerful reminder of what happened in springtime.Tourism chiefs say the current obon vacation period in Japan has prompted residents of Kanto and elsewhere outside the tsunami zone to travel to places such as Kamaishi in Iwate Prefecture.
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