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Tsunami warning issued from here on 3/11. Mayor and one of his staff stayed to the end when water rose to the roof. only the mayor survived by holding on to pole. Now this building has become a shrine. tourists and locals alike come to pay respects to the 20,000 who died.
Author: Michael Yamashita
©Michael Yamashita
Photo size: 24.4 Mpixels (69.8 MB uncompressed) - 6048x4032 pixels (20.2x13.4 in / 51.2x34.1 cm at 300 ppi)
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