By TIME
Small household items convey the enormity of the tragedy
Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture

Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture

Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture

Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture

Natori, Miyagi Prefecture

Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture

Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture

Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture

Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture

Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture

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