The "Dokonjo(gutsy) Poplar" Survived the Massive Tsunami is so Tall 6.3, 2025

In Okirai, Sanriku-cho, Ofunato City, there is a poplar tree that survived the massive tsunami of the Great East Japan Earthquake and came to be known as the "Dokonjo(gutsy) poplar".

The area around the poplar is now maintained as the "Dokonjo poplar square", but according to the information board, before the Great East Japan Earthquake, it was a place where shops, inns, and material warehouses were located.

I had visited the area once before I started living with Sachiki-san, but I went back again with Sachiki-san for a walk.

The Dokonjo poplar is so tall that you should look up to see it. It is about 25m tall, about the height of a 7-8 story building. It is about 80 years old. It was planted after the Sanriku tsunami in 1933.

The grass in the square had just been mowed, so Sachiki-san found it comfortable to sit on.

The Ofunato Tsunami Narrative Society website has a picture of the "Dokonjo poplar" standing among the rubble. 

https://www.ofunato-tsunami-museum.org/kui-3-3-dokonjopoplar

Took a Walk in the Pine Grove at Goishi Coast 2.13,2024

Although this winter has been mild, Morioka, which is located inland, is still cold this year, too. For myself from the relatively warm coastal area of Iwate Prefecture, Morioka's winter is still cold, so Sachiki-san and I went to Goishi Coast in the southern part of the coastal area to escape from the cold.

Though Morioka's winters may be comfortable for Sachiki-san.

In Ofunato, where the Goishi Coast is located, the Tsubaki Matsuri, Camellia Festival, began at the end of January. It will be a while before the camellias bloom outdoors, but they are already blooming inside the greenhouse at Sekai no Tsubaki-kan Goishi, World Camellia Museum Goishi.

Sachiki-san wasn't allowed to go into the greenhouse, so we skipped there and took a walk along the Goishi Coast.

The weather was nice that day, with the temperature reaching 13 degrees Celsius.

From the parking lot, we walked through the pine grove to Goishizaki Lighthouse at the southern end of Goishi Coast.

The promenade is well maintained, and it is very easy to walk. You can see the blue sky and blue sea through the pine trees.

It's a promenade in the grove, so even Sachiki-san, who is weak against heat, can safely walk there.

I'm thinking of coming here to escape the heat in the summer.