Friday, September 7, 2012

仙台港 Sendai Port

sidewalk near Sendai Port



夢メッセのやきものフェアを見に、仙台港エリアに来ました。
仙台港というと、鉄鋼やビールの工場、変電所、フェリー、あと最近ではアウトレットなどなど
仙台有数の工業エリア。

震災のとき津波が来た場所の一つ。

I went to Sendai Port area, famous for factories of steel and beers, substation and new big outlet mall etc etc... one of the big industrial area in the city.

And it's also an area hit by the tsunami in March 2011.



blue tiles in Yume Messe Miyagi






evening in Sendai Port area



震災発生後数日間、仙台港の石油コンビナートであった火災。

外に出る度、遠くで煙がもうもうと立ち上っていて、
そこに救助ヘリが続々入っていく様子、今でもはっきり覚えてます。

A few days after the disaster, there was a big fire at the petrochemical complex.

I remember when I was waiting in line for hours to buy foods at the supermarket,
I could see the huge smoke in the east sky.
And also when I was on the top of the hill I saw many helicopters went into it.



an electric lamp after disaster






broken electric lamp



今回立ち寄った夢メッセみやぎも津波で浸水しています。
確か、その日には「全国B級グルメフェア」的なイベントが開催される予定だったはず。
震災後しばらくは、絵本の輸送基地か何かになってた。
この前行ったときには、もう普通にイベントができる位に復旧していました。

By the way, this day I went to the pottery fair which was held in this area.
The building was hit by the tsunami but now it's alright. 
Even I couldn't imagine tsunami arrived here!

Although outside the building, rusty broken poles were left everywhere.



foxtail in the evening




フェリーの汽笛の方向へ歩いている途中、左ハンドルのトヨタ車の車列。
I walked toward the steam-whistle and found the lines of brand new TOYOTAs for export.




left handled TOYOTA cars to be exported






parked trucks





ferry for Nagoya or Tomakomai



名古屋か苫小牧行きの大きなフェリー。
ふと、先日読んだアイスランドのサガを思い出しました。

アイスランド出身のヴァイキングたちが、海を越えグリーンランドに植民し、
さらに海を越え「ヴィンランド」を「発見」し、そこで先住民にも遭遇する...という千年前の記録。

なんだかまたどこかへ旅行に行きたくなってきた。

As I was in front of the big ferry I remember about "the Vinland Sagas".
It's a record about the Icelandic Vikings colonized Greenland who continued sailing further west.
Finally they "found Vinland" and encountered the natives a thousand years ago!

And I felt like traveling somewhere again...



red light






yellow roofed truck






new toyota vehicles for overseas countries






under construction






substation near Sendai Port



根元から折れた柱だらけな中でも、機械と車が絶え間なく動いていて、
街中とは全く違うエネルギーを感じました。

Although the traces of the tsunami,
factories and trucks were moving endlessly.



Wednesday, August 29, 2012

波来の地 tsunami arrived point

hanged ice cream



中野栄駅から真っすぐ仙台港方面へ。
On my way to the Sendai Port area.



a monument of tsunami arrived point
statue of "tsunami arrived point"






a monument of tsunami arrived point2
The Disaster in East Japan Mar.11 2011



仙台東部道路(国道6号線)下、交通量の多い交差点の横断歩道を渡る。
A crossroad under route 6, heavy traffic everyday.



signs are still bended - 1 year and 5 months after the tsunami disaster



ことし8月下旬のこと。
Taken at the end of August 2012.



Saturday, August 25, 2012

竹灯り bamboo lights

bamboo lights (gathered)



8月中旬。In the middle of August,

これが見たくて、仕事を早めに切り上げて、一番町四丁目商店街へ寄り道しました。
just wanted to see this view, I walked to the shopping street after my job.



bamboo lanterns (in a line)



ほんと、来てよかった。
I was glad to see these peaceful lights.



壱弐参横丁の入り口 entrance of Iroha Shopping Street

lantern of iroha shopping street



サンモール一番町内にある壱弐参横丁の入り口。七夕期間中に撮ったもの。
Iroha Shopping Street, midtown area in Sendai.



entrance of iroha shopping street in tanabata festival






old sign on the entrance of iroha shopping street



Thursday, August 23, 2012

七夕写真2 Sendai Tanabata 2012 Part2

thousands of cranes



今さらですが、七夕写真つづき。(現像できてなかったフィルムが1本ありました)
Another Tanabata pictures.



pop tanabata decorations







mini version of pop tanabata decorations







mini version of pop tanabata decorations2







bright yellow tanabata decorations with many bells







pop and vivid tanabata decorations







small and accurate tanabata decorations







yamaha's piano designed tanabata decorations







big and accurate tanabata decorations







kana and kanji written tanabata decorations







pink rose decorations







red and green fans decorations







accurate cutout papers



残暑お見舞い申し上げます。
Is your country still hot now? If it is, take care of youself :)


Sunday, August 12, 2012

北仙台と堤町 around Kita-Sendai

railroad crossing with sign of SL
railroad crossing with SL sign, but never seen SL running on this railway



7月中旬のとある日の夕方、
ふと思い立って、子どもの頃祖父母の家のあった北仙台界隈に出かけてみた。

One evening in July, I went to Kita-Sendai area.



pink and blue colored hydrangea






shutters 3-2-1






walking around kitasendai






old concrete buildings with blue zinc door






pink hydrangeas before sunset



北仙台駅から少し歩くと、
堤焼、堤人形...かつては焼き物の町として名の知れていたという、堤町。
おじいちゃん家の地面にも、こんな感じであっちこっちに陶器の破片が埋まってたっけ。
もうそこには他の誰かの新しい家が建っていたけれど。

Walking for few minutes from Kita-Sendai Station...
there's an area called Tsutsumimachi, the place known as the town of pottery in the past.
Also my grandparents lived there before.
In my grandpa's house, which do not exist anymore, I could also see broken pieces of the potteries buried in the ground like this.



ground of tsutsumimachi, sendai






half-buried earthenware






old tobacco shop in tsutsumimachi, sendai
an old tobacco shop






umeda river
Umeda River






sky of summer evening






evening sky near kitasendai station
coming back to Kita-Sendai area



北仙台駅→堤町と周って、再び北仙台駅に戻ってきました。
昔とはずいぶん変わった北仙台駅周辺。
外見だけは昔とほとんど変わっていなかった堤町。

I came back to the Station from old Tsutsumimachi.
It changed a lot around Kita-Sendai Station, developing area.
Tsutsumimachi haven't changed so much, but my relatives were all gone.

時間の流れを感じさせる壮大な散歩でした。

I felt the passage of time.