The phone booth in Mr. Hirota's garden
Inspired by the true story of the wind phone in Otsuchi, Japan, which was created by Itaru Sasaki, who had built the phone booth so he could speak to his cousin. The Tohoku earthquake and tsunami in 2011 destroyed the town of Otsuchi, claiming 10 percent of the population, but residents of Otsuchi and pilgrims from other affected communities have been traveling to the wind phone since the tsunami.
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