Squid Station Tsuku Mall, a tourist facility in Noto Town, Ishikawa Prefecture, which was closed due to the Noto Peninsula Earthquake and is known for its giant squid monument, reopened on the 8th for the first time in about three months.
Squid Eki Tsuku Mall, a tourist facility in Noto town where squid is popular for catching, is known for having a gigantic squid monument with a total length of 13 meters.
The store had been closed due to damage caused by the tsunami that hit the store during the Noto Peninsula Earthquake, breaking electrical equipment, but the equipment was repaired and water and sewage services were restored, so it reopened on the 8th for the first time in about three months. has resumed.
When the store opened at 11am, locals came to buy locally produced seaweed and other seafood.
According to the facility, business hours will be from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. for the time being, and the restaurant where you can enjoy dishes made with local squid will not be open because the employees have been affected by the disaster and are not yet able to return to work.
A woman in her 60s who lives in Noto Town said, ``I came to shop because I wanted to support the facility.I hope it will be as crowded with tourists as it was before the earthquake.''
Ichiro Hayashi, the station manager of Ika no Eki Tsuku Mall, said, ``Although things are not back to normal, I think this will be good news for the disaster-stricken areas.We will promote and sell local products as we work toward recovery.'' I did.