大地震の起きた日/Saw the Sea Swell

いつもの海/The usual gentle sea








3月11日地震後、伊豆のホテルの部屋から/The view from the hotel room of the swelling waves that kept coming after the big jolts on the 11th March
























その日、私は伊豆の宿にいた。姉のあっけない死後、毎日泣きじゃくりながら暮らしていた私を思いやってくれたのだろう。少し心を癒したらとのパートナーの思いやりで・・・

震源地から優に600kmを越えた伊豆の海も海岸べりから少し水が引いたと思ったら、間もなく大波が幾重にもざんぶ、ざんぶと盛り上がって押し寄せてきた。初めて津波を目にした。

滞在を切り上げ翌朝早々に帰路に着いたがどこも津波注意報で海岸沿い道路は閉鎖。道を選びながらようやく幹線道路に。

その日が今日に至る長い長いショックと苦痛の日々の始まりだったのだ。

お亡くなりになった方には切にご冥福を・・・
被災者のかたがたには今後の道筋に一日も早く光が灯されんことを・・・


On the day of the severe earthquake and tsunami, I was at the hotel on the top of the cliff in Izu Peninsula, over 600 km away from the epicenter. My partner took me there to ease my sorrow and grief over my second sister's death two weeks before. I had kept weeping at home.

Some 30 minutes after the long and strong swaying jolt, I saw the sea water drew back and the shoals got naked for some time. After that came swelling waves in succession. Here are some shots from my hotel room then.

We cut our stay short and left the hotel early next morning. The coastal roads were all closed due to tsunami warning. We avoided them, sought mountainside roads and came home. That was a shuddering experience even so far from the most stricken area.

My deepest condolences to the deceased! May they rest in peace!
May all the survivors be able to have a light ahead as quickly as possible!