The historical documents of the former Tachima Village in Uwajima City, Ehime Prefecture, which was damaged by the heavy rains in western Japan, have been restored and returned to the public hall on the 23rd.
At the Tachima Community Center in Uwajima City, about 4000 documents such as historical documents of the former Tatsuma Village from the Edo period to 1955 were preserved, but the public hall was flooded and submerged by the heavy rain in western Japan four years ago. Was out.
On the 23rd, when the restoration work of this document was completed, Professor Hukou of Ehime University, who was the representative of "Ehime Material Net", attended and returned it to the public hall where it was kept.
Damaged historical documents are stored in the freezer of the fishery cooperative, and a total of more than 1,200 volunteers from inside and outside the prefecture have participated and have continued to dry and restore each one for over three years.
The document contains many valuable materials that are indispensable to the local community, such as those that tell the history of mandarin orange cultivation in the area and records of prewar disasters.
From now on, it will be stored in a room on the second floor so that it will not be damaged by flooding.
Professor Hu said, "A lot of people cooperated. If it disappeared, the history of the area of the former Tatsuma village would have disappeared, so I think it would be very valuable." ..
Hirohiko Takeda, director of the Tachima Community Center, said, "I was shocked when I was submerged. The return of the document is a new light of hope."