Athletic meet in typhoon No. 19 disaster area Nagano Jan 19, 16:40
Athletic meet was held in Nagano-shi affected area by heavy rain disaster of last year's typhoon No. 19 to cheer up children.
Athletic meet on the 19th, a local sports club was opened at the gymnasium of Ishino Elementary School in Toyonocho, Nagano City near the place where the embankment of Chikuma River was destroyed by the typhoon 19 last year's heavy rain disaster, elementary school students and their parents in this area About 200 people gathered.
Because their homes were damaged and some people lived away from the area, the opportunities for children to play with their neighbors were decreasing, and children enjoyed playing ball games and other sports with energetic voices.
Also, in the play, the children were running with the utmost power while receiving cheering from the surroundings.
A third-grade elementary school boy who lives in another area until the disaster-stricken home was repaired said, "I enjoyed talking with my friends a lot."
"I was looking forward to seeing my friends and I was glad to be able to interact with my neighbors as well as my children."