Reconstruction Plans and Planning Process After the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami - Post-Tsunami Hazard: Reconstruction and Restoration - page 21

Fig. 2.3 Image of unifi ed plan along Kitakami River (Source: Urban and Regional Planning Lab.,
Tohoku University and Geospatial Information Authority of Japan)
Photo 2.1 Situation of Watanoha district, Ishinomaki city, 2 years after the disaster
Furthermore, the areas severely damaged by the tsunami, for which these
reconstruction projects have not been planned yet since the safety measures against
tsunami will be ensured by constructing levee and since there is no need to improve
urban facilities of the district, are also waiting for problems to be solved: although
there is no local regulation for reconstruction of houses, most of the residents are
anxious, and not willing to have their houses rebuilt in the same place as before. For
this reason, this land is still vacant even 2 years after the disaster as is typically seen
in Watanoha district in Ishinomaki city (Photo 2.1 ). The situation is worsened by the