On the main east/west road there were two buildings that had been empty for a long while, after having had a series of short lived stores taking them over. Today I discovered that one of them is almost gone. I assume that, since they went to the expense of tearing it down, they will be building something new on the land.
The other has been reoccupied. This time by a real estate company called, fittingly, Full House, but written in katakana.
This gas station had been closed for about three months after the first quake. It is now in operation again. As with many stores and companies, they have banners containing slogans. This red and white one on the right says in English "Never Give Up" and below it in kanji "Miyagi". The only other time I can remember anything like this many slogans was during WW2, although I was very young and my memories may be distorted. In any case there are signs and banners everywhere. Also there still are many ads on TV where a famous person says a few things about working together, Japan is strong, we will get through this, or we are all 'friends'. This last one appears frequently on cable. The cast members of American programs, CSI, NCIS, and many that I do not know the English names for, appear and say encouraging things, ending with the statement "We are tomodachi!", which means "We are friends".
This is our favorite Chinese restaurant, Kabo, which means Chinese Table in Japanese.
The store that sells dolls for the various festivals was taking all of the stock and display shelves away. It looks like they may be closing. They are only open for a few months a year, so I do not see how they could have any sort of a decent business model.
This is the little Shinto shrine beside Seiyu and only about 200 meters from my condo. In this picture it appears to be in the woods but actually it is not. It is only surrounded by a few trees.
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