Kenji-san (mama-san’s husband) and his mother, whom everyone calls obâchan (“Grandma”).

Mama-san and obâchan.

As I understand it, this is what the Fukushima Tamura Stadium looks like from the outside.

Their sleeping quarters. They have recently been allocated a slightly larger space. People sometimes move from one shelter to another to be with their friends or relatives. They now have one tatami per person (a tatami is a traditional Japanese straw mat, as well as a unit of measurement equivalent to about two square meters).

Kenji-san (mama-san’s husband) and his mother, whom everyone calls obâchan (“Grandma”).

Mama-san and obâchan.

As I understand it, this is what the Fukushima Tamura Stadium looks like from the outside.

Their sleeping quarters. They have recently been allocated a slightly larger space. People sometimes move from one shelter to another to be with their friends or relatives. They now have one tatami per person (a tatami is a traditional Japanese straw mat, as well as a unit of measurement equivalent to about two square meters).