After the tsunami, many residents returned to their homes looking for personal belongings. Among the debris, people found envelopes plastic bags, and wallets containing money. Traditionally many Japanese keep their savings at home instead of putting it in the bank. In the town of Ofunato, the local police station was full of safes that residents found after the tsunami and turned in to them. One woman found S1,500 in a purse that she saw on top of a pile of debris. One police locksmith opened the heav door to a safe to find S16,400 in yen notes.