Honami Nagata, Japan
"My heart and head were full of the mystery of human existence. Especially in thinking of the friends gone before an inexpressible sadness came over me.... Shrill, shrill, the crickets chirp and call, and from my heart the slow tears fall."
Michihiro Koh, Japan
"To the souls of all who have already left this world with deep resentment, we solemnly report our long awaited achievement and pray for the repose of their souls."
The ashes of persons affected by Hansen's Disease in Japan often cannot be returned home. Photo by Nobuyuki Yaegashi
