The Fascinating Story of Rikuzentakata’s ’Miracle’ Pine as its Iconic Symbol of Hope
Rikuzentakata is one of the cities in Iwate which was heavily devastated by the 2011 tsunami in Japan. It was even reported as being ‘wiped off the map’. However, out of 70,000 trees that once lined the shore, only one survived and soon became an iconic symbol of hope for the people and has since…