Survivor decides to share video of tsunami destroying hometown

February 10, 2012

By FUMIYUKI NAKAGAWA / Staff Writer

RIKUZENTAKATA, Iwate Prefecture— Eiji Yoshida had long kept secret his video footage of the tsunami engulfing buildings in this northeastern city. For the 68-year-old former teacher, the video represented a painful reminder of the horrific images he would rather forget.

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A tsunami floods downtown Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, at 3:24 p.m. on March 11, 2011. Only several minutes earlier, a car was traveling down the road pictured in the foreground, according to Eiji Yoshida, who videotaped the scene. Yoshida's house stood in a residential area pictured in the background. (Eiji Yoshida)

A tsunami floods downtown Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, at 3:24 p.m. on March 11, 2011. Only several minutes earlier, a car was traveling down the road pictured in the foreground, according to Eiji Yoshida, who videotaped the scene. Yoshida's house stood in a residential area pictured in the background. (Eiji Yoshida)

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  • A tsunami floods downtown Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, at 3:24 p.m. on March 11, 2011. Only several minutes earlier, a car was traveling down the road pictured in the foreground, according to Eiji Yoshida, who videotaped the scene. Yoshida's house stood in a residential area pictured in the background. (Eiji Yoshida)
  • Eiji Yoshida (Fumiyuki Nakagawa)