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"Former Yamaguchi House" undergoing relocation and renovation work Old Yamaguchi folk house in Atsuma to be reborn as restaurant and residential inn in spring 2022
Dec. 31, 2021In the Central Hokkaido town of Atsuma, relocation and renovation work is currently progressing on the "Former Yamaguchi House", an old folk house in the town, after initially being held back due t...
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Three years have passed since a massive earthquake struck Hokkaido’s eastern Iburi region, killing 44 people, but some hard-hit areas are still suffering from the aftermath of the disaster in the form of depopulation.
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Silent prayers to mourn the 44 who lost their lives in the Eastern Iburi Earthquake 3 years ago
Sep. 18, 2021September 6 marked the third anniversary of the Eastern Iburi Earthquake, the first earthquake in Hokkaido to measure a seismic intensity of 7, killing 44 people throughout the region. Silent prayers were held for the victims, by residents of the town of Atsuma in the Iburi region of central Hokkaido, which suffered the most damage during the earthquake, and where 37 people died. In the towns of Mukawa and Abira in the same region, too, residents renewed their determination to trace memories of the time of the earthquake, and pass on their experiences and lessons learned, to the next generation.
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Two years after Eastern Iburi Earthquake, Construction continues but residents do not return
Sep. 23, 2020The town of Atsuma suffered a devastating landslide due to the Eastern Iburi Earthquake that erupted in central Hokkaido on September 6, 2018. View the Yoshino district reconstruction efforts through a two-year span of aerial photography.