Japanese Man Finds Heartwarming Pictures of His Deceased Father on Google Earth

A loved one’s death is never an easy thing to move on from, what more when the deceased is a family member. However, sometimes we might stumble upon their photos or belongings that evoke nostalgia.

A Japanese man tweeted about a pleasant surprise he found when he was bored. Twitter user @TeacherUfo was bored at home when he suddenly thought of looking up his parents’ home on Google Earth.

コロナでやる事ないからGoogleEarthで実家見に行ったら7年前に死んだ親父が写ってた。その先に人が居たから見に行ったら母ちゃんだった。一服しながら奥さんの帰りを待ってたんだな。無口だけど優しい親父だった。このままこの場所の写真更新しないで欲しいな。 pic.twitter.com/PXxBICAxmz

— タムチンキ (@TeacherUfo) January 4, 2021

When the results loaded, he (virtually) went down the road near his parents’ house and found his father who passed away seven years outside the house. Further down the road, he saw his mother returning home from what appeared to be a supermarket trip.

Describing his father, he said that he was a kind but quiet man. In the tweet, he also expressed his hope for Google Earth to not delete that photo.

The tweet has since gone viral with more than 118,000 retweets and 698,000 likes. Many other Twitter users were inspired to look up Google Earth as well.

私ももしかしてと実家近くを探してみたら、昨年2月に亡くなった母が、家のの前にある公園の植え込みの縁に腰掛けているのを見つけました。まだ元気だった頃、一人で公園の周りを散歩してるんよって言ってことを思い出しました。 pic.twitter.com/IKD4jq05vL

— てる✿ (@nori_mama_0807) January 6, 2021

One user said that she searched near her parents’ house and found her mother (who passed away in February 2020) sitting outside the neighbourhood park.

私も一昨年老衰で亡くなってしまった犬が家で写りこんでいて見る度にまた会えたみたいで嬉しくなります。この写真のまま変わらなければいいなぁ pic.twitter.com/S53hOQTNW7

— ぽこた (@shiumeko) January 5, 2021

This user found a picture of her dog who had passed on due to old age. They said that it brought a smile to their face and hopes that the pictures will not be deleted.

Have you tried this? Let us know what you found!

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