Rikuzentakata's tropical forests and beaches were one of Japan's best tourist spots before the huge tsunami that hit it, virtually wiped it out. Now the visitors are coming back, but this time they want to see the devastation and the monuments to those who died, the latest example of a phenomenon dubbed "dark tourism" where holidaymakers pay to witness the aftermath of others' misery. "You can't really get a sense how huge the tsunami was unless you ...Saturday, 3 August 2013
Dark Tourism Sheds Light on Disaster Zones
Rikuzentakata's tropical forests and beaches were one of Japan's best tourist spots before the huge tsunami that hit it, virtually wiped it out. Now the visitors are coming back, but this time they want to see the devastation and the monuments to those who died, the latest example of a phenomenon dubbed "dark tourism" where holidaymakers pay to witness the aftermath of others' misery. "You can't really get a sense how huge the tsunami was unless you ...
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