It has taken a decade to restore the town of Kesennuma in Miyagi prefecture
Japan has spent a decade rebuilding after the devastation caused by the earthquake and tsunami of 11 March 2011.
These combo photos show the immediate aftermath of the disaster and how the some of the worst-affected areas looked earlier this month.
The tsunami overtopped an embankment and flowed into the city of Miyako, causing widespread devastationThe town of Ofunato in Iwate prefecture was among the worst affected by the tsunamiA boat was washed onto a street in Ishinomaki. The area has changed considerably in the past ten yearsThe Asia Symphony, which ran aground in Kamaishi, has been removed and a huge seawall now protects the areaRoads once covered with vehicles and debris are now clear in Tagajo, Miyagi prefectureThis catamaran sightseeing boat was washed up by the tsunami onto a two-storey home in OtsuchiThe debris has been cleared from a tsunami-hit area of Natori to allow farming to resumeAfter the tsunami struck Ishinomaki, some people had to evacuate by boat down a flooded road
