Yamada Toshtaka, who works as a chef in the Suisen Shoka Chinese restaurant, went to nearby Tokyo Bay to take photos of the rising waves as soon as the quake stopped.
No one then realized that the earthquake that shook the seabed 64 kilometers off the coast was so intense that the Earth's axis shifted 10 cm and some northern coastal communities were about to be swept away within the hour.
"We were very lucky here. At the time I went to the bay not thinking about my safety. But when I saw the images on TV of what happened I was shocked and deeply saddened for all the people who lost their lives and for their relatives and friends. Everyone felt united in grief."
The tsunami that followed the quake devoured everything in its path.
TV images of homes being carried on a tide of debris, cars being tossed around, communities engulfed, were seared on people's minds.
In the coastal town of Onagawa, some 100 Chinese workers, employed as seafood packers, survived thanks to the help of locals, and one man especially. Many of the town's 10,000 residents lost their lives.
The bravery of Mitsuru Sato will never be forgotten by those whose lives he saved. When the tsunami alarm sounded the Chinese workers ran out of their dormitory and Sato took them to higher ground.
Once he was satisfied that they were safe, he ran back for his wife and daughter. But the tsunami devoured his home before he could escape.
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