Where To Stream Journeys in Japan Season 2022 Episode 12
Shinhama, Sendai A Green Sea Wall for the Future
- Aired August 2, 2022
- 30 Min
Along the shoreline of northeast Japan, a 400-kilometer sea wall has been built to protect people living in the region from future tsunami disasters. In the coastal community of Shinhama, Sendai City, this sea wall is already being transformed into a sand dune, with plants starting to grow over it. For countless generations, people in Shinhama have coexisted with the seafront environment. Although the massive tsunami of 2011 devastated their area, the natural environment has started to recover...