After we went to a park and lookout of the city. It was nice after work stroll. I only wish I wasn't so tired. So glad we could see and experience it though.
As I got closer to take a photo of this, an older man with his dog came up to talk to me. I didn't even know how to communicate that I didn't understand, so he just kept talking. Good thing Junpei was standing nearby so I pulled him in. He said that the man wanted me to take a photo of something. He led us up some stairs and under a tree. I'm so glad I wasn't by myself because I had no idea where he was leading us.
He led us to this tree and the stone under it. He told us that the writing on the stone is a poem by a famous Japanese poet and that it's really old. I forget what the name of the poet was. Maybe Yumiko will remember, she joined us to see what we were looking at. It was a beautiful tree hidden away from the path. I was happy to have a stranger come to talk to me so I could see this. Would've been nice to talk with him back.
The views from the top at this park were amazing. There were also these photos posted of a "before" snapshot of what it used to look like before the tsunami. And you can see by my current photo, the difference in what remains. So much of it is gone. It's a sad sight even though the view was great.
This park is where many came to seek refuge from the waters of the tsunami. Much of the footage that people took of the tsunami coming in was from here. It's hard to imagine people standing where we were watching the destruction as it happened. Such a contrast to how beautiful the park is.
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