Japanese Man Finds Late Father Waiting for His Mom to Come Home on Google Earth

A Japanese man shared a tear-jerking moment when he accidentally found his father, who had already passed away seven years ago, on Google Earth.

Twitter user @TeacherUfo stumbled upon the revelation while checking out their old house on Google Earth, according to Unilad. To his surprise, the user saw his father waiting for his mother to arrive home.

“I decided to search for my parents’ house on Google Earth because I had nothing to do due to the pandemic,” he said, as translated by content sharing website 9Gag. “I saw my father who had passed away 7 years ago. I then zoomed passed him and saw my mum on her way home. My father must have been waiting for my mother to return home. My father was a quiet but kind man. I hope that Google Earth doesn’t update the photo for this place.”

The user’s post garnered over 690,000 likes on Twitter and inspired others to share loved ones they found on Google Earth.

“When I saw your tweet I went on Google Earth and found my grandmother working in the field,” one user, who goes by the handle name @TacHi19505968, said in the thread. “She passed away last year. I’m grateful to be able to see my grandmother in this form.”

The computer program, released in 2001, allows users a virtual tour to explore Earth based on satellite imagery.  The images update about once a month with average map data between one and three years old, according to Tech Junkie.

Another Twitter user, @shiumeko, also contributed to the thread by sharing a picture of their old family dog taken from their old home.

“I also saw my dog who has passed away due to old age while I was searching for my home on Google Earth last year. I was happy when I saw him. I also hope this photo doesn’t change,” the user said.

Feature Images via @TeacherUfo