Kesenuma Dispatch: A Series

A Relay of People Connecting to the Future

In April 2014, travel journalist Naoko Terada headed to Kesenuma City in Miyagi Prefecture. Her purpose was to participate in a "boat experience tour" aboard a new fishing vessel, the first to be built in 20 years. This area, which suffered immense damage in the earthquake, was slowly but surely beginning to move towards the future after three years. Terada states that this boat represents a "beacon of hope" for Kesenuma, and by extension, for the Tohoku region. Following the fishing boat, what did Terada discover about Kesenuma's present and future? This series, titled "Kesenuma Dispatch," will be delivered in eight installments from August 2014 to March 2015.

Text & Photographs by NAOKO TERADA