It's been four months since the Noto Peninsula earthquake, but there are still places where the extent of the damage caused by the earthquake has not been made clear. That place is Hegura Island, which sits in the Sea of ​​Japan about 50 kilometers north of Wajima City. This time, I accompanied the residents of Hegura Island on a temporary return to the island last Saturday. What was spread across the island was the scars of the tsunami, greater than I had imagined. On the 27th of last month, early in the morning at Wajima Port, the residents of Hegura Island were gathering one after another. An islander said: "This is the first time all the islanders have crossed over together, so I think everyone is pretty excited. Everyone really wants to see their homes. We're worried about what's going on..." Q: What are you most worried about? "The house doesn't seem to be in much better condition..." Q: A tsunami has come, "They say it was destroyed by the tsunami..." Helicopter report: "Hekura Island can be seen ahead, in the Sea of ​​Japan shrouded in yellow sand and mist. You are viewing the port and fishing port of Hegura Island. Around the port, many boats are unable to move in the bay." On the 18th of last month, we reported on Hegura Island from the air. All that was visible there were the painful scars of the tsunami. Helicopter report: "There is a considerable amount of rubble, probably carried by the tsunami, as well as timber, scattered around the house." Boats cannot leave the island due to the uplift of the seabed, and so until now, people have been unable to return home even if they wanted to. With the eagerness of the islanders on board, the boat sets sail at 6am, heading for Hegura Island, 50km to the north. And then... Reporter: "The ship has arrived at Hegura Island. Four months after the earthquake, we are finally back on the island." Islander: "Wow, it's been five months..." The islanders head for their homes. However... Reporter: "It's terrible... A lot of rubble and wood washed up by the tsunami is blocking the roads." Around the port, the scars from the tsunami that hit the island on New Year's Day remain as they were. This is fisherman Higashino Takeo. Q: Is it different when you see it live? Higashino: "It's completely different from what you see on TV. I've heard that my parents' house is even worse, so I don't really understand until I go there... Wow, what is this? It's terrible... It's terrible..." The devastation of the island is once again apparent as I walk around. And then... Q: Is this your home? "Yes. Oh, damn! How pathetic... (tears)." Although the house escaped collapse, the tsunami swept away all of the household goods. Higashino's house in Hōji-cho, Wajima City, was also affected by the disaster. He has been praying for the past four months that the house would be spared. Higashino: "Wajima and the island have been completely destroyed... I'm at a loss for words. It's so terrible, what should we do... This was our last hope. I thought that if this place survived we could move to the island, but with this house in this state, we can't... there's no electricity, no running water yet, so it will be a while before we can come here... Ah... what should we do..." Reporter: "I walked west from the port, and the damage from the tsunami was particularly severe in this area. A large amount of rubble and broken tiles have been washed up all the way to the land." Along the coast, we met some female divers picking up fishing gear. Q: What were you doing? Female diver: "This is connected to this when we collect turban shells and abalone..." Q: Do you put the things you catch inside? "That's right, the tools of the trade. Rescue..." The man here said... "We don't know whether (the port restoration) will be completed by the end of this year or next year." Q: Do you still want to continue fishing? "I grew up here from a young age and have always done fishing, and I want to continue doing that no matter how old I get. I think everyone came here with that feeling..."