Convoy of fire trucks make their way to the fire in the town of Otsuchi in Iwate Prefecture on April 26, 2026. Hundreds of firefighters were battling...JAPAN-WILDFIRE
In this handout images provided by the International Federation of Red Cross Japan, Japanese self-defense forces search for missing people, after an...Magnitude 9.0 Earthquake And Tsunami Devastate Northern JapanEmergencies and Disasters, Crisis, Radioactive Contamination
In this handout images provided by the International Federation of Red Cross Japan, A general view is seen of what is left of the city after a...Magnitude 9.0 Earthquake And Tsunami Devastate Northern JapanJapan, Earthquake, Tsunami
The wrecked interior of the former town hall is seen on June 13, 2018 in Otsuchi, Iwate, Japan. Twenty staff members working on disaster...Otsuchi Town Hall To Be Demolished
Clock remains stopped at the time the tsunami hit the former town hall on June 13, 2018 in Otsuchi, Iwate, Japan. Twenty staff members working on...Otsuchi Town Hall To Be Demolished
Relatives pray while visiting their family's grave at the town of Otsuchi, Iwate prefecture on March 11, 2017.Japan is marking on March 11 the sixth...TOPSHOT-JAPAN-DISASTER-QUAKE-ANNIVERSARYCemetery, Japan
Satoru Yamazaki prays at the remains of unknown person in the crypt at the town of Otsuchi, Iwate prefecture on March 11, 2017.Japan is marking on...TOPSHOT-JAPAN-DISASTER-QUAKE-ANNIVERSARY
Feb 2012, at Kirikiri, Otsuchi, Iwate, Japan. Villagers drove away after shopping. This convenience store resumed two months ago, it is no longer...Life after the Tsunami
February 29 Kichijoji Temple Kaisando Hall, Kirikiri, Otsuchi, Iwate, Japan. In the morning, president Hidego Takahashi chants for dead souls of...Life after the Tsunami
March 1 at Kirikiri, Otsuchi, Iwate, Japan. A 67-year-old fisherman Matsuo Kusara paints his new boat. This motor boat is JPY800 Matsuo spent only...Life after the Tsunami
Monks chanting for 2011 tsunami victims,in Kirikiri village, Otsuchi, Iwate, Japan in March 12, 2012. The tsunami deprived the lives of four family...Japan tsunami anniversary
Villagers silence of the dead relatives for the 2011 Japanese tsunami.in Kirikiri village, Otsuchi, Iwate, Japan in March 12, 2012. The tsunami...Japan tsunami anniversary
Villagers silence of the dead relatives for the 2011 Japanese tsunami.in Kirikiri village, Otsuchi, Iwate, Japan in March 12, 2012. The tsunami...Japan tsunami anniversary
Monks chanting for victims at tsunami debrisin Kirikiri village, Otsuchi, Iwate, Japan in March 12, 2012. The tsunami deprived the lives of four...Japan tsunami anniversary
Monks chanting for victims at tsunami debrisin Kirikiri village, Otsuchi, Iwate, Japan in March 12, 2012. The tsunami deprived the lives of four...Japan tsunami anniversaryVillage, Japan
Villager Okayas pay homage to their family at the beach.in Kirikiri village, Otsuchi, Iwate, Japan in March 12, 2012. The tsunami deprived the lives...Japan tsunami anniversary
Villager Okayas pay homage to their family at the beach.in Kirikiri village, Otsuchi, Iwate, Japan in March 12, 2012. The tsunami deprived the lives...Japan tsunami anniversary
March 1 at Kirikiri, Otsuchi, Iwate, Japan. A 67-year-old fisherman Matsuo Kusara paints his new boat. This motor boat is JPY800 Matsuo spent only...Life after the Tsunami
February 24 Kirikiri, Otsuchi, Iwate, Japan. In the village after the tsunami, a bind of plastic flowers was putted on the newly built house...Life after the Tsunami
Kirikiri, Otsuchi, Iwate, Japan. The graffiti by children of Kirikiri Kindergarten in the spring outing.Life after the Tsunami
At 27 February 2012, Kirikiri, Otsuchi, Iwate, Japan In the cemetery besides Kichijoji Temple, two workers are building tombstones for the victims of...Life after the Tsunami
February 29 Kirikiri, Otsuchi, Iwate, Japan. Iwate Prefecture police Katsumoto Nakadaira drive to the temporary residential area for routine patrols....Life after the Tsunami
At March 1 Kirikiri, Otsuchi, Iwate, Japan. The owner of bar "APE", Norishige, are mixing cocktail for the guests. 35-year-old Norishige with glasses...Life after the Tsunami
At March 10 Kirikiri, Otsuchi, Iwate, Japan. In a temporary nursery, Tanaka akie comforts her daughter of Tanaka .Tanaka aoba was born in the...Life after the Tsunami
March 4 at Kirikiri, Otsuchi, Iwate, Japan. Yuko Ueyama, 54 years old, kiss her dog before go out walking the dog. The celibacy Yuko named the...Life after the Tsunami
Night view for a Japanese sea godtemple.Here dedicated to the patron saint of Kirikiri's fishermen.Each fishermen will pray to the sea god bless...Japan tsunami anniversaryRebuilding, 2011 Tohoku Earthquake And Tsunami, Earthquake
Mariko Ogawa with her daughter Nodoka in the schoolyard of Kirikiri Day Care.The Great East Japan Earthquake, Vanity Fair, March 10, 2016
Portrait of Masahiko Haga in 2016. He survived the tsunami and the 3.11 earthquake which was a staggering 9.0.The Great East Japan Earthquake, Vanity Fair, March 10, 2016
View from a graveyard where many of Otsuchis residents found safety as tsunami waves destroyed their city on 3.11.The Great East Japan Earthquake, Vanity Fair, March 10, 2016
Tsunami survivor Takuya Ueno and his son Sou in the office of Oraga Otsuchi Yume Hiroba in Otsuchi, Japan.The Great East Japan Earthquake, Vanity Fair, March 10, 2016
The building where the Hamayuri once perched rephotographed on the runup to the fifth anniversary of 3.11.The Great East Japan Earthquake, Vanity Fair, March 10, 2016
Then and Now" view from a seawall of the building where the Hamayuri was onceperched after being deposited there by the tsunami waves of 3.11. The...The Great East Japan Earthquake, Vanity Fair, March 10, 2016
The Hamayuri rests atop a building in tsunami-ravaged Otsuchi in Japan's Iwate Prefecture.The Great East Japan Earthquake, Vanity Fair, March 10, 2016
An elderly woman walks along a street where buildings were washed away by the tsunami three years ago, on March 9, 2014 in Otsuchi, Iwate, Japan. On...Japan Commemorates 3rd Anniversary Of Great East Japan Earthquake
Chieko Miura is thanked by her neighbor after giving fish to her outside their temporary houses on March 9, 2014 in Otsuchi, Iwate, Japan. On March...Japan Commemorates 3rd Anniversary Of Great East Japan Earthquake
Man offers a prayer in front of former Otsuchi City Hall damaged by the tsunami three years ago on March 9, 2014 in Otsuchi, Iwate, Japan. On March...Japan Commemorates 3rd Anniversary Of Great East Japan Earthquake
Wildfire spreads on April 25, 2026 in Otsuchi, Iwate, Japan. The mountain fires had burned about 1,373 hectares in the coastal town as of April 25.Wildfire Spreads In Otsuchi
Firefighters battle in attempt to distinguish a wildfire on April 24, 2026 in Otsuchi, Iwate, Japan. The mountain fires had burned about 984 hectares...Wildfire Spreads In OtsuchiTopix, Fire - Natural Phenomenon, Bestpix
Burned sign that reads "be aware of forest fires" is seen on the side of the road in the town of Otsuchi in Iwate Prefecture on April 26, 2026....TOPSHOT-JAPAN-WILDFIRE
Man stops on his motorcycle to watch a fire burn in the hillsides in the town of Otsuchi in Iwate Prefecture on April 26, 2026. Hundreds of...TOPSHOT-JAPAN-WILDFIREFire - Natural Phenomenon, Japan
Japan Self Defense Force helicopter drops water on the fire near the town of Otsuchi in Iwate Prefecture on April 26, 2026. Hundreds of firefighters...TOPSHOT-JAPAN-WILDFIRE
Firefighters carry gear to the fire through heavy smoke in the town of Otsuchi in Iwate Prefecture on April 26, 2026. Hundreds of firefighters were...TOPSHOT-JAPAN-WILDFIRE
Japan Self Defense Force helicopter drops water on the head of the fire near the town of Otsuchi in Iwate Prefecture on April 25, 2026. Hundreds of...JAPAN-WILDFIREFire - Natural Phenomenon, Japan
Wildfire spreads in Otsuchi Town, Iwate Prefecture on April 23, 2026. / Japan OUTJAPAN-WILDFIREJapan, Fire - Natural Phenomenon, Wildfire
Couple pray at a grave of their relatives who died in the 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster at a temple cemetery overlooking Otsuchi Town, Iwate...JAPAN-DISASTER-ANNIVERSARYEarthquake, Iwate Prefecture, Japan
Sanriku Hana Hotel Hamagiku, former Namiita Kanko Hotel that was completely demolished by the tsunami after the magnitude 9.0 earthquake in 2011, is...Tsunami Demolished Hotel In Otsuchi Renewal Open
Man walks the central area of Otsuchi, where foundations of homes remain on March 10, 2013 in Otsuchi, Iwate, Japan. On March 11, Japan is to...Japan To Commemorate 2nd Anniversary Of Great East Japan Earthquake
Ai Iyama and her family visit the place where their house used to stand, on March 10, 2013 in Otsuchi, Iwate, Japan. Her father and elder brother are...Japan To Commemorate 2nd Anniversary Of Great East Japan Earthquake
Heavy machinary is used to pile up the rubble at a dumping ground for debris in the tsunami-devastated town of Otsuchi, Iwate prefecture on May 8,...TOPSHOT-JAPAN-QUAKE-DISASTER
Flowers sits among the rubble in the tsunami-devastated town of Otsuchi, Iwate prefecture on May 10, 2011. Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan said...TOPSHOT-JAPAN-QUAKE-DISASTERNatural Disaster, Emergencies and Disasters
Man walks on the tracks covered with mud in the tsunami-devastated town of Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, on April 26, 2011. Nearly 25,000 Japanese...TOPSHOT-JAPAN-QUAKE-DISASTER
This picture shows a 200-ton boat deposited on top of a building by the March 11 tsunami in Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, in northeastern Japan on May...TOPSHOT-JAPAN-QUAKE-DISASTERTsunami, TopShot, Japan
Two women walk though cherry blossom hanging over tsunami damage in Otsuchi, Iwate prefecture on April 18, 2011. Japanese lawmakers grilled the...TOPSHOT-JAPAN-DISASTER-ACCIDENT-NUCLEAR
Nozomi Sabanai together with her sister looks at catamaran sightseeing boat that was thrown by the tsunami onto a two story building, at Otsuchi...TOPSHOT-JAPAN-QUAKE-DISASTER
Catamaran sightseeing boat that was thrown by the tsunami onto a two story building lies at Otsuchi town, Iwate prefecture on April 16, 2011. Japan...TOPSHOT-JAPAN-QUAKE-DISASTER
Fireworks explode to commemorate the victims on the 10th anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake and following tsunami on March 11, 2021 in...Japan Marks 10th Anniversary Of The Tohoku Earthquake And Tsunami
Devasted area at Otsuchi on the day before sixth months anniversary of the March 11 earthquake and massive tsunami on September 10, 2011 in Iwate...Japan To Commemorate 6 Months Anniversary Of Earthquake And Tsunami
People lay flowers on their relatives' graves at a cemetery in Otsuchi, Iwate prefecture on March 11, 2020 on the ninth anniversary of the 2011...TOPSHOT-JAPAN-QUAKE-TSUNAMI-DISASTER-ANNIVERSARY
This photo taken on April 12, 2011 shows an elderly man walking on railway tracks to return to his shelter in the town of Otsuchi in Iwate...JAPAN-QUAKE-DISASTER
Self Defence troops walk through devastation to search for missing people at Otsuchi town in Iwate prefecture on March 13, 2011. Japan battled a...TOPSHOT-JAPAN-QUAKEJapan, Earthquake, Destruction
