Shuri Castle Fire The movement of donation box installation in various places is also October 31 18:37
In response to the fire of Shuri Castle, there are also movements to raise funds in various places.
Kumamoto
Kumamoto Prefecture decided to donate funds for reconstruction assistance, and set up a donation box at the prefectural office on the 31st.
In addition to the reception on the first floor of the prefectural office main building, donation boxes were also set up at the branch offices in 10 prefectures.
Tomoyasu Nakayama, Kumamoto Prefectural Cultural Planning and World Heritage Promotion Division, said, “We would like to thank the citizens of the prefecture because we received warm support from Okinawa Prefecture during the Kumamoto Earthquake.” .
In addition, the governor of Kumamoto Prefecture Kumashima said, “I was very shocked to learn about the fire at Shuri Castle. I wanted to do support ".
Wakayama
In Takano Town, Wakayama Prefecture, where the same World Heritage site of Kongo-ji Temple is located, we have started accepting donations to support reconstruction.
In Koya-cho, there are world heritage sites such as Koyasan Shingon sect's headquarters, Kongo-ji Temple, and Okunoin.
Donation boxes are installed at three locations, including the Takano Town Hall and Tourist Center, and are accepted every day from 9 am to 5 pm, including holidays and public holidays.
A man in his 60s who donated donation said, “I saw the news and thought that something serious had happened, so I went there. I hope it would lead to an early reconstruction.”
“Takano-cho temples have been burned by fire in the past. I hope for the reconstruction as soon as possible as a town with the same world heritage.” It was.
Tokyo
The massive fire that broke out at Shuri Castle in Naha City on the 31st dawn is spreading in the offices that promote tourism in Okinawa and antenna shops that sell products.
At dawn on the 31st, a fire broke out from Shuri Castle, which was restored to the site of Shuri Castle, a World Heritage Site in Naha City, and all the main buildings such as Shoden were burned down.
Mr. Koji Niimoto, Director of the Okinawa Tourism Convention Bureau Tokyo Office, which promotes tourism to Okinawa regarding this fire, said, “It ’s very shocking. From now on, we have to go to other places, etc. Until recently there was construction such as painting the outer wall, and it was finally an impression that it was completed, so I am very disappointed. It was.
In addition, the Okinawa antenna shop in Ginza, Tokyo, “Ginza Watashi Shop Main Store”, has received a series of communications from customers in the morning saying “I want to raise money”.
Norio Tokeshi, a store manager from Naha City, said that his wife in Urasoe City, Okinawa Prefecture sent a picture of the fire to his smartphone on the morning of 31st.
Mr. Keiji Watari said, “Shuri Castle was a symbol of everyone in Okinawa, from children to Ojii and Obaa, and I could n’t believe it was a reality. When I was a college student, I was really shocked because the reconstruction of Shuri Castle started and I've seen it all the way through to completion.