Still going home

 The areas that I was walking through gradually became mostly one and two story homes. I even found this well cared for garden.

 This part of Sendai is quite hilly and many of the houses can only be accessed by stairs. Notice on the right there is a flat area between the stairs. This is for a bicycle so that it does not have to bump on the individual stairs.

 This large area had a couple of houses in it, if my memory serves me correctly. (I find it hard to remember what used to be in an area after it has all been torn down.) It appears that they are building a new apartment house here.

 All over Japan, the small streams are mostly lined with some sort barrier to keep the water contained. This is a result of 1500 years or rice cultivation, where the proper circulation of water is of utmost importance.

 On the left is the remains of an apartment building and on the right is the parking facility for it. Even before the earthquake there were very few, if any, people living in the building, and it was in very bad shape. Now it is being used as a storage area for appliances that were destroyed by the quake.