On March 11, 2011, a powerful underwater earthquake struck off the northeastern coast of Japan, generating a tsunami with waves reaching an unimaginable height of fifteen meters in some areas. The waves surged inland for up to twelve kilometers, obliterating everything in their path and causing immense destruction. Nearly 19,000 lives were lost as communities faced the aftermath, which resembled scenes from an apocalyptic film, with overturned cars scattered across the landscape.