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"It's Sad that No One Will Remember It Anymore": A 15-Year-Old Storyteller Inherits Her Father's Earthquake Experience, Following in His Father's Footsteps as He Protects Earthquake-Related Sites in Rikuzentakata City, Iwate Prefecture
Rikuzentakata City in Iwate Prefecture suffered immense tsunami damage during the Great East Japan Earthquake. Yuichi Yonezawa has been preserving the damaged Yonezawa Shokai Building privately for over 15 years, while continuing his storytelling activities. His daughter, Tae (15), who has watched him since childhood, has now begun her own journey as a storyteller, passing on her father's experiences to future generations. What are the "lessons …
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Rikuzentakata City in Iwate Prefecture suffered immense tsunami damage during the Great East Japan Earthquake. Yuichi Yonezawa has been preserving the damaged Yonezawa Shokai Building privately for over 15 years, while continuing his storytelling activities. His daughter, Tae (15), who has watched him since childhood, has now begun her own journey as a storyteller, passing on her father's experiences to future generations. What are the "lessons …