Jake Price

This Japanese woman never gave up on her hometown. Even after the tsunami

September 25, 2014Arts

Tomoko Kobayashi is one of the few residents who keeps coming back to the town of Odaka in Japan every day. Residents there were ordered to evacuate after the tsunami hit Japan in 2011. Tomoko hopes to help preserve the town for future generations.

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