Zuiganji is arguably one of the most important temples of the area around Sendai. Located in the city of Matsushima, it dates back centuries and among other history, has a long connection to the Date family, who once ruled that region. In the wake of the disaster, I assumed Matsushima (and Zuiganji) were devastated like so many other places along that coast, but it seems that while they've had some damage, it has fared much better than other areas. A friend sent me a twitpic link with photos taken from within one of Zuiganji's buildings, where evacuees were sheltering. The link appears below. For my part, I emailed Zuiganji yesterday, and have just received a reply, they say they had less damage than other places, but that they're "aiming at the revival," and to keep watching them.
As the haiku Matsuo Basho once said, "ah, Matsushima!"
References/Links
*Twitter pictures from within Zuigani in the past 10 days. Was used as shelter for evacuees.
*Zuiganji homepage
*Asahi Shinbun news on Zuiganji damage (in Japanese)
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