Walking home from the ByPass Road

 This is the road that passes over the bridge near my home, but it is almost at its northern end where it intersects the ByPass Road. One thing I do not like about walking on this road is the fact that there is no sidewalk.

 This old twisted pine tree in very interesting. I just wish that it had a better backdrop so the shape could be clearly seen.

 One of the buildings that was badly damaged by the quakes is now being replaced. This area is on high ground and about 10 kilometers from where the tsunami stopped, so all the damage was from the earthquakes, particularly the biggest aftershock.

 Ever since I started walking in the area, I worried about what would happen to this wall during an earthquake. Surprisingly, nothing at all happened. Although buildings nearby collapsed this wall stood with no damage.

 This is a new house that was finished this year. It is very small but completely fills the plot of land that it is on. Apparently it is some sort of demonstration house. The signs on the two sides both say the same thing, "Small house".

At the intersection where Suisen Dori (Daffodil Road, the pedestrian walkway) intersects the road, they are tearing down a four or five story building. However, the old gate next door survived the quakes with only minor damage and is still in use.