Ghost town

March 11, 2011 the coast of Japan was setting shaking under the 9-point earthquake. This was followed by a devastating tsunami, sour cream out of the way of the city, fields and even a port in the north of the country. It was the most powerful earthquake in the country's history. In addition to the 20,000 killed another 130 thousands homeless. Eroded from the face of the earth coastal cities may never built, because there is a great likelihood of the occurrence tsunami in the future. For many, the memories of the lost - about lost loved ones, homes, home - too painful to go back, even if the city will build. Many Japanese people simply refuse to return to their hometowns.

1. Map of Japan among the debris of the destroyed city of tsunami Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture. Thousands of Japanese and US military have joined the search operation last victims of the disaster. (Shiho Fukada)



2. The bodies under blankets in the wreckage of the city Rikuzenmaeda. In this city, with a population of 23,000 people every tenth or killed or missing. (Shiho Fukada)



3. Chieko Chiba against the backdrop of the wreckage of his home in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture. "All is lost," - she laments. (Shiho Fukada)



4. Man in the wreckage Sisiori city in Miyagi Prefecture. (Shiho Fukada)



5. Rescuers found the bodies on the road in Rikuzentakate, a week after the earthquake. In Rikuzentakate lost more than 1700 people and more than 400 were killed. (Shiho Fukada)



6. Doll among the debris of the destroyed city of tsunami Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture. (Shiho Fukada)



7. Snow on the ruins of the city of Rikuzentakata. (Shiho Fukada)



8. Bird on a tree with debris in Otsuchi. (Shiho Fukada)



9. Cars in Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture. (Shiho Fukada)



10. Japanese Evacuees in a temporary shelter in the center of culture Natrori in Miyagi. (Shiho Fukada)



11. Album Rikuzentakata city in ruins. (Shiho Fukada)



12. Flowers on the coffin during the ceremony of a mass grave in Higashi-Matsushima. (Shiho Fukada)