"I Saw My Father Who Passed Away 7 Years Ago"... A Moving Story That Touched Japan

[Image source = Twitter capture]

[Asia Economy Reporter Choi Eun-young] A touching story of a Japanese netizen who accidentally met his father, who passed away seven years ago, on Google's satellite images 'Google Earth' is heating up online day after day.

On the 4th, a user with the account name 'TeacherUfo' posted two photos along with a message saying, "Since there was nothing to do during the COVID-19 pandemic, I went to see my parents' house (Takasaki City, Gunma Prefecture) through Google Earth, and my father who passed away seven years ago was captured (standing in front of the gate)."

He continued, "When I went a little further from where my father was captured, I saw another person, and it was my mother," adding, "My father was smoking a cigarette and waiting for my wife to come. He was a taciturn but caring father. I hope Google does not change this photo as it is."

Currently, this tweet has been retweeted over 100,000 times and liked by more than 670,000 people, sharing warmth. In addition, many people are also accessing Google Earth and Google Street View to check their parents' homes or countryside houses, looking for precious traces of their family members while they were alive.

One netizen found the living image of his late grandmother in the satellite photo. He said, "I saw my (late) grandmother holding a parasol over the doghouse under the scorching midsummer sun in the satellite photo," adding, "Neither my grandmother nor the dog is here anymore, but I am happy to be able to meet them here."

There were also people who found the image of their grandfather, who passed away four years ago, returning home happily with their grandmother after working in the field, and the living image of their husband who had passed away while working.

A netizen's story about seeing their late grandmother and grandfather on Google Earth [Image source = Twitter capture]

In response to the unexpectedly heartwarming relay tweets born from Google Earth, netizens commented, "My late grandmother was on Google Earth. I can't stop crying," "My father is still alive in this small screen," "I cried as soon as I read the story," and "It feels like I rode a time machine and went back to the past."

'TeacherUfo,' who started this touching tweet relay, said in an interview with a newspaper, "When I found my father's image in the Google Earth photo, the situation at that time came to mind and my heart warmed," adding, "At that time, my mother was on her way back from my grandson's kindergarten nearby, and my parents were taking care of my grandson in place of my sister who passed away from illness. My father was standing at the door, smoking a cigarette and waiting for my mother to return. My father suddenly passed away at the age of 65 due to acute heart failure."

He continued, "The stories that followed my tweet seem even more touching," adding, "Although the world of SNS is full of bad posts, I am rather grateful because it allows me to feel the warmth of the human world."

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.