The Yappeshi Festival was held in the Ofunato Dream, a temporary shopping street in the city of Ofunato. The road was crowded with workshops organized by volunteers from Tokyo, food stands and numerous visitors enjoying themselves. (Kataoka)

We met with Mr. Yoshiyuki Matsumura, owner of a sporting goods store in Ishinomaki. He told us about the Ofunato Dream shopping street and the situation of the shelters. (Kataoka) ）　

Today we walked around Ishinomaki and Onnagawa. A particularly heavy rain was pouring down. Nevertheless, a religious festival was taking place and the people were carrying a portable shrine along the streets. We were totally impressed. 。

We went to a gallery that opened in the shopping district of Ishinomaki. It is located at one corner of the shopping street that had been damaged by the tsunami.

On our way from Minami-Sanriku to Kesennuma, we saw several temporary shopping facilities. Most of the rubble was cleared away and we had the impression that the area was steadily moving towards recovery.
The picture represents the landscape of Kesennuma. The majority of debris has been removed and it now looks like a vacant lot. A large boat that had been tossed ashore by the wave was still sitting there. (Kataoka)

After the shopping district, we headed to the harbor. It was difficult to believe that everything was truly gone. I cried a little. (Kataoka)

南三陸町でまず立ち寄ったのが、仮設の商店街です。
とても活気がありました。(片岡）

村上タカシ先生に自身の主催する、MMIX Labについて伺いました。MMIX Labの活動の１つである『3.11メモリアルプロジェクト』で収集している、瓦礫を見せてもらいました。
また、見上学長に宮教大の行っている支援プロジェクトについて説明をしていただきました。(片岡）