The Sakura Line 311 is a lasting monument inspired by the past with an eye to the future. 105 miles of cherry trees, “Sakura” in Japanese, are being planted by volunteers along the high water mark of the tsunami caused by the Great East Japan Earthquake of March 11, 2011. The 56-foot tsunami devastated the heart of the Rikuzentakata city, in the Iwate Prefecture, where the Sakura Line project was