Two years after the Hokkaido earthquake Atsuma Town staff silently at the time of the earthquake September 6 at 9:40

Two years have passed since the 6th day of the Hokkaido earthquake, and 37 people have died, including deaths related to the disaster.

Otoshito, which observed the maximum seismic intensity of 7 in Hokkaido, the Hokkaido earthquake on September 6 killed 37 people in Atsuma Town, including a disaster-related death due to a house involved in a large-scale landslide.



Two days after the earthquake, about 100 people including the town staff gathered in front of the Atsuma Town Hall at the dawn of 6th and lighted 37 candles, the same number as the victims.

Then, around the candle at 3:07 am, he surrounded the candles and silently mourned the victims.

The candle holder made from a paper cup is accompanied by a message such as "Watch over the Atsushi's future" or "Return to your original life as soon as possible." A new vow for the reconstruction of the town Did.



Yoshiyuki Yoshida, a town staff member who lost his colleague, said, “It was two years in a blink of an eye. It's been two years since I lost my respected colleague. It’s a shame. I wanted to come back again."