by Gail Nakada
Miyako City in the far north of Japan was once famous for its stunning beach at Jodogahama, just around the headland from Miyako Bay. That and the port's world-record-holding, 10-meter-high tidal wave barriers.
Then, ?stunning? was swept away by the black waters of March 11, 2011, leaving just ?stunned? in its wake.
But that was then and this is now.
Miyako and hard-hit cities like Kamaishi and Rikuzen Takata along the Iwate coast are determined to pull something from those dark days, even if it means promoting tours in the tsunami zone.
During May and early June, local tour company Iwate Kenpoku Kanko will be doing just that, offering guided bus trips targeting these very areas.
The company's one-day tour from Morioka to Tanohata Village and Miyako City includes guided walks through the tsunami-hit areas of both towns.
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