I woke up at 4AM on the 18th to go with Chris on a one-day trip to Iwate Prefecture, the prefecture right next to Akita. It was for a volunteer program by a club called AIU Supporter, aiming to help out those who were affected by the 2011 Great Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami. Iwate, along with Miyagi and Fukushima were three of the most badly ( Read more... )