![]() ![]() While most of those at the festival live in Crescent City, a delegation from Rikuzentakata also attended the event. Students at Del Norte High School in the city decided to clean the boat and help return it to its rightful owners. The boat washed up on Crescent City's South Beach in April 2013. ![]() The tsunami that brought the Kamome from the marine science department of Takata High School to Crescent City destroyed thousands of buildings and left over 1,500 people dead in Rikuzentakata. Local artist Harley Munger, 80, unveiled his mural commemorating the relationship between the sister cities during the festival and an identical mural will be sent to Rikuzentakata. A "taiko" traditional Japanese drum group from Eureka, south of Crescent City, performed during the event. (Kyodo)Īround 750 elementary school students attended events in the morning, learning about tsunami and the story of the Kamome, trying their hand at origami and writing letters to students in Rikuzentakata. Photo shows a taiko drum performance at the Kamome Festival at Crescent City, California, on April 14, 2023. ![]()
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