Pray for happiness and revival for one year First sunrise in Namie-cho, Fukushima January 1, 12:18
In Namie-cho, Fukushima Prefecture, where many residents have not yet returned due to the nuclear accident, people from evacuation sites gathered to watch the first sunrise together.
The event to watch the first sunrise continues with the hope that the evacuation orders have been partially lifted in order to maintain the bonds of the separated residents.
On the morning of the 1st, about 150 people, including those who came from the evacuation site at 5:00 am before sunrise and those who had already returned, gathered at Namie Town Hall and did preparatory exercises, and then all headed to a hill near the sea. Was.
Participants waited for the first sunrise with friends and family who had reunited after a long time, eating local gourmet yakisoba and talking about memories.
At 6:50 am, an orange sunrise rose from across the sea.
In the direction of the sunrise, Uedo Elementary School, which was severely damaged by the tsunami and was decided to be preserved as an earthquake disaster last year, is built.
Visitors came to the school building illuminated by the morning sun and prayed for the happiness of the year and the reconstruction of the community.
A woman from Fukushima, a refuge destination, visited with a 5-year-old daughter, saying, "I saw the first sunrise in Namie for the first time after the earthquake, but I was very happy and I want to spend a slow year without any disaster. That's it. "
A woman who returned to the town and opened a coffee shop last year said, "I hope many people come back to Namie and hope that there will be a day when everyone can laugh together."