KAMAISHI, IWATE PREF. – Kamaishi Recovery Memorial Stadium in disaster-hit Iwate Prefecture held its first international rugby match Saturday, delighting an emotional crowd made up of residents of the area and fans from all over.
The stadium is unlike any other, having been built on the grounds of two schools destroyed by the massive earthquake and tsunami that hit on March 11, 2011, decimating much of the northeastern coastline.
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