The Japan TimesMar 10
About a decade and a half after the Great East Japan Earthquake, the city of Ofunato had its resilience tested once again by the nation’s worst wildfire in 60 years. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/11/japan/society/311-anniversary-ofunato/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #iwate #wildfires #ofunato #311 #tohoku #tsunami #earthquakes
A Japanese city looks to pick up the pieces yet again

Fourteen years after the city of Ofunato in Iwate Prefecture was struck by the Great East Japan Earthquake, it experienced the nation’s worst wildfire in 60 years.

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AllQuakes - EMSCJan 6
🔔#Earthquake (#地震) M3.8 strikes 25 km SE of #Ōfunato (#Japan) 11 min ago. More info: https://m.emsc.eu/?id=1926260
AllQuakes - EMSCSep 5, 2025
🔔#Earthquake (#地震) M3.2 strikes 8 km S of #Ōfunato (#Japan) 6 min ago. More info: https://m.emsc.eu/?id=1860978
AllQuakes - EMSCJul 27, 2025
🔔#Earthquake (#地震) M3.3 strikes 8 km S of #Ōfunato (#Japan) 6 min ago. More info: https://m.emsc.eu/?id=1837583
AllQuakes - EMSCJul 25, 2025
🔔#Earthquake (#地震) M3.6 strikes 25 km SE of #Ōfunato (#Japan) 11 min ago. More info: https://m.emsc.eu/?id=1837186
quite adeptApr 16, 2025

Above blue jade waves
Crash of thunder in sea caves
Kaminari sound

#haiku #NaturePhotography #Japan #JapanTravel #travel #poetry #poem #Ofunato #Iwate #cliff #coast #cove #sea #nature #cloudy #hiking #spring #photography #SanrikuCoast

quite adeptApr 15, 2025

Tranquil morning sun
Bay calmed in a golden glow
Fishing boat at work

#haiku #NaturePhotography #Japan #JapanTravel #travel #poetry #poem #Ofunato #photography #coast #morning #mountains #sea #SanrikuCoast #calm #sunrise

The Japan TimesApr 8, 2025
The city of Ofunato in Iwate Prefecture has declared that a massive forest fire that had ravaged the city since Feb. 26 has been extinguished. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/08/japan/wildfire-extinguishment-ofunato/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #ofunato #iwate #wildfires
Ofunato forest fire declared extinguished

Officials said Monday that there was no longer a risk of the fire breaking out again.

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SumikaiApr 6, 2025

In der Präfektur Iwate hat sich Ende Februar der schlimmste Waldbrand seit Jahrzehnten ereignet. Eine Einschulungszeremonie in der Stadt Ōfunato in farbenfrohen Kimono konnte dennoch stattfinden. #japan #iwate #ofunato

https://sumikai.com/nachrichten-aus-japan/tradition-der-einschulungszeremonie-in-japanischer-stadt-ofunato-wird-auch-nach-waldbraenden-fortgefuehrt-353970/

Tradition der Einschulungszeremonie in japanischer Stadt Ōfunato wird auch nach Waldbränden fortgeführt  

In der Präfektur Iwate im Nordosten Japans hat sich Ende Februar der schlimmste Waldbrand seit Jahrzehnten ereignet. Das Feuer, das in der Stadt Ōfunato

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The Japan TimesMar 10, 2025
Evacuation orders issued in response to a massive wildfire in the city of Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, have been fully lifted as its mayor declares there is no danger of the fire spreading further. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/10/japan/wildfire-evacuation-order-lifted/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #wildfire #ofunato #iwate
Iwate wildfire contained, evacuation orders fully lifted

There is no danger of the fire spreading further and firefighters will work to determine if it is has been extinguished, Ofunato Mayor Kiyoshi Fuchigami says.

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