Over 500 People Join Michinoku Coastal Walk Event in Natori, Miyagi Pref.; Tracing Memories of 2011 Earthquake, Tsunami

Over 500 People Join Michinoku Coastal Walk Event in Natori, Miyagi Pref.; Tracing Memories of 2011 Earthquake, Tsunami

NATORI, Miyagi ― An event to walk the “Michinoku Coastal Trail,” a 1,000-kilometer-long path on the Pacific coast of the Tohoku region, was held on Sunday in the Yuriage district of Natori, Miyagi Prefecture. I joined as a participant and walked the approximately 4-kilometer course. It was a walk to commemorate the victims of the tsunami caused by the Great East Japan Earthquake on March 11, 2011, and help people feel the breath of the area’s re…