We have continued to receive a number of kind offers of assistance both from in Japan and abroad. On the back of such support, we are determined to take steps forward together, in order to regain our hometown, “Sendai, the City of Trees” and to create a city full of hope—one that is more safe and secure than ever before. 

Steps toward recovery and restoration (full list)

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Friday, July 22, 2011

Progress in removal and disposal of debris

In the eastern district which sustained significant damage in the tsunami, the removal of debris progressed steadily. As the removal work is mostly completed in the residential areas, work is now in progress in the agricultural areas now (removal rate: 48%). A number of local business operators gathered at the debris collection site where debris was neatly separated into wood, metals, concrete, etc. Incineration of combustible materials using temporary incinerators is scheduled to start in September.

The City of Sendai aims to complete the removal of debris by the end of the year. (The picture above shows a debris collection site in Ido district in Wakabayashi Ward.)

 

<A tide-water control forest which was swept away by the tsunami and a pile of debris in agricultural fields (March 17).>

Saturday, July 16 and Sunday, July 17, 2011

Tohoku Rokkonsai Festival

The “Tohoku Rokkonsai Festival,” which was held in Jozenjidori Avenue and other venues, attracted 360,000 visitors.

With the aim of sending out a signal for recovery from the Great East Japan Earthquake, the “Tohoku Rokkonsai Festival” combined for the first time the summer festivals of the capital cities of six prefectures in the Tohoku region, including the Aomori Nebuta Festival, the Akita Kanto Festival, the Morioka Sansa Odori Festival, the Yamagata Hanagasa Festival, the Sendai Tanabata Matsuri Festival, and the Fukushima Waraji Matsuri Festival.

Akita Kanto Festival

Yamagata Hanagasa Festival

Monday, July 11, 2011

Memorial Service for Victims of the Great East Japan Earthquake in the City of Sendai

A somber memorial service for victims of the Great East Japan Earthquake was held in the City of Sendai on July 11, 2011, four months after the disaster.

The memorial service held at the Sendai International Center was attended by approximately 1,200 people who dedicated prayers for the souls of more than 700 victims and made a fresh commitment to the area’s recovery.

 

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