Voice in NATORI _ Thirties,Male,Office Worker, Yuriage -

Real Voices of Reconstruction"What I'm hoping is that the town and everything will be get back to normal. I mean, calm and serene,"Four months and several days after the tsunami, the man in his thirties (office worker) responded cheerfully.Yuriage, about a 30-minute drive from downtown Sendai, is rich in nature, as it is located where the river joins the sea. Before the disaster, it wasn't just a place for suburban houses with gardens. It was also a vigorous port town, where people had thrived and lived together since the Edo period (1603-1868).More than 80% of the houses in the town have been judged as completely destroyed, and the debris has been cleared away quickly. The result is that the once-inhabited area has become vacant. The man, who has just moved into temporary housing from an ...