Four years since that day, the hometown continues to change── This book contains 71 photographs and a long essay, taken three and a half years after the earthquake. Naoya Hatakeyama, a photographer with a high international reputation. He lost his mother in the tsunami caused by the Great East Japan Earthquake, and has been taking photographs of his hometown, Rikuzentakata, since immediately after the disaster. This book is a collection of those photographs. Sitting on the concrete steps in front of his house, gazing at the surface of the Kesennuma River and Mount Hyojo in the distance, he feels a sense of peace, as if he has always done this since he was a child. But it is now painful that he must immediately deny that feeling. When he looks back, the familiar houses, trees, and townscape that should be there have disappeared, and only weeds grow on the ground that stretches far away. If he tries to force himself to accept that empty scene as a fact, he suddenly begins to doubt whether he is the same person he used to be. What exactly are time and history? Are time and history like the hands of a clock or a chronological table? No, that can't be. First of all, I can't understand the heavy time I spent immediately after the tsunami as the same as my usual experience of time. The time back then was something completely different from what clocks and calendars represent. ──From Naoya Hatakeyama's "Rikuzentakata Biographical Landscape" (included in this book) Other items for sale here ▶︎ #nhooo♪books ※We would appreciate it if users who meet the following conditions would refrain from purchasing, as we do not want to deal with users with low morals. ・Have not completed identity verification ・Have one or more "Disappointing" ratings ・Have never made a transaction before ・Profile picture not set Also, we strongly recommend that you view the profile in advance to avoid unnecessary trouble. ★For those who have not yet registered as members★ If you enter the invitation code below and register as a member, you will receive P500 from Mercari. Also, even if you do not purchase any items, you can register as a member with the invitation code. 【Invitation Code】RZEMVC