On the 23rd, the Wajima Morning Market in Wajima City, Ishikawa Prefecture, where a large-scale fire broke out after the Noto Peninsula Earthquake, was held in Kanazawa City for the first time since the earthquake, and the venue was crowded with people.
Wajima City's Asaichi Street was severely damaged by a fire that broke out on New Year's Day, but on the 23rd, an event was held at Kanaishi Port in Kanazawa City for the first time since the earthquake.
A banner reading ``Let's do our best, Wajima Morning Market'' was erected at the venue, and 29 stores, one-third of the usual number, lined up in the morning market's famous orange tents.
At the stalls, dried fish made from fish landed in Kanazawa City and Wajima-lacquered chopsticks that survived the fire were sold, and visitors purchased items one after another while enjoying conversations with the vendors. Ta.
A woman in her 60s who purchased a Wajima-lacquered spoon said, ``I felt energized by talking to the vendors at the morning market.I want to continue to support them.''
A woman in her 40s who purchased dried fish said, ``I've never been to Wajima's morning market, but I had fun shopping there, so I want to go again once the area recovers.''
Minako Hashimoto, who runs a cafeteria on Asaichi Street and planned this trip, said, ``I felt like I was going to break, but I was able to do my best for the past three months because of the Wajima Morning Market trip. I'm glad to see them lively. We will continue to work hard to reopen in Wajima."