Japan, Day 12: Iwate prefecture--Rikuzentakata city

I will admit I've been avoiding this blog post in particular.  I didn't want to have to go through the pictures.  It's really hard to imagine the devastation left by the tsunami that hit almost one year ago...until you see the damage for yourself.  I'm thankful my family wasn't effected, but we have family friends who lost relatives and friends.  I was glad to be able to see this for myself, but so sad for all the people who lost their lives:

The tree of hope: