Rikuzentakata (陸前高田市, Rikuzentakata-shi) is a city in Iwate, Japan. The 2010 census counted 23,302 people living in the city. (2005 showed 24,709). [1] The city was founded on January 1, 1955. Much of the city was heavily damaged by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. More @Wikipedia
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