Almost 10 years after the M9 earthquake and devastating tsunami, Tohoku (North East Japan) is protected by a massive sea wall. From Fukushima prefecture to Iwate prefecture, more than 300 km of wave barrier are already finished. The wall high is from 3 meters to 15 meters.
Huge board sign a sea wall shows the emergency way in case of tsunami on ferry terminal, Miyako city, Iwate, Japan.
Two people holding fishing rod walk on a sea wall at Koizumi Beach (highest wall in this prefecture with 14,7 meters) in Kesennuma city area, in Miyagi, Japan.
An emergency door inside a sea wall door in Miyako city, Iwate, Japan.
Harbor at night with a sea wall, Miyako city, Iwate, Japan.
An hotel behind a sea wall on beach side at Fujinokawa beach in Miyako city, Iwate, Japan.
Sunrise on seaside landscape through a window inside a sea wall in Miyako city, Iwate, Japan.
View of sea wall through a hotel's windows in Miyako city, Iwate, Japan.
Residential houses and appartments are protected by a sea wall in Miyako city, Iwate, Japan.
A part of the sea wall under construction in Miyako city, Iwate, Japan.
A construction worker works on a sea wall part in Taro area, Miyako city, Iwate, Japan.
Constuction workers work on a sea wall in Miyako city, Iwate, Japan.
View of a small park and sea wall in Taro area, Miyako city, Iwate, Japan.
A small boat is put along a sea wall in Taro area, Miyako city, Iwate, Japan.
The sea wall in Noda city (one of the highest in Iwate prefecture with +14 meters), Noda, Iwate, Japan.
A train passes along a sea wall in Noda city, Iwate, Japan.
A stair on a sea wall in Kuji city, Iwate, Japan.
A man wearing a suit waits in front of a sea wall in Kuji city, Iwate, Japan.
A man riding a bike pass by a sea wall at Yamada city, Iwate, Japan.
Sea wall area in Yamada, Iwate, Japan.
Houses facing the sea wall in Yamada area, Iwate, Japan.
A public bus passes by a sea wall in Yamada city, in Iwate, Japan.
A woman walks through a massive gate inside a sea wall at Toni village, Kamaishi city area, Iwate, Japan.
Sea wall in Ofunato harbor area, Ofunato, Iwate, Japan.
A board sign for Emergency way in case of tsunami in Ofunato harbor area, Ofunato city, Iwate, Japan.
Sanriku area, Ofunato, Iwate, Japan.
A community fishermen house in Sanriku, Ofunato area, Iwate, Japan.
Old Tohoku's style house is seen behing a sea wall in Ofunato city, in Iwate, Japan.
The "Miracle pine" and the ruins of the youth hostel that protected it from the full force of the tsunami, Rikuzentakata, Iwate, Japan.
A couple stand at the Disaster Memorial in Rikuzentakata (the memorial in on the sea wall at 12 meters above the sea), Iwate, Japan.
Sea wall is lit at night in Kesennuma harbor, Miyagi, Japan.
Construction workers pouring concrete on a sea wall at Shizuagawa bay in Minami-sanriku city, Miyagi, Japan.
A student climbs stairs to access at the bus station in Kesennuma city area, Miyagi, Japan.
A sign indicating an emergency way in case of tsunami is seen on sea wall stairs in a fishing port in Ishinomaki city, Miyagi, Japan.