It has been 10 years since the Great East Japan Earthquake today (11th).
In areas affected by the earthquake and tsunami, and areas that have been forced to evacuate due to the nuclear accident, people are continuing their efforts to rebuild their hometowns.
Fukushima Naraha Town Reopened a male restaurant evacuated due to the nuclear accident
A Japanese restaurant man who evacuated from Naraha Town, Fukushima Prefecture to Iwaki City after the accident at TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station was cooking at the restaurant that reopened in Naraha Town last fall.
Shigeo Kimura (62), the head chef of a Japanese restaurant who lived in Naraha, evacuated to Iwaki City 10 years ago due to the nuclear accident and set up a branch office, but he has revived a long-established local restaurant. I borrowed tens of millions of yen and reopened the main store in Naraha last November.
It is said that the reopened head office is difficult to manage due to the influence of the new coronavirus, as regular customers have left before the earthquake, but Mr. Kimura has started lunch as well as making reservations at night, and Mr. Kimura has been 10 years since the earthquake. Today, I was preparing food at the store.
Mr. Kimura still lives in Iwaki City and goes to the main store in Naraha Town, but eventually he wants to get the main store on track and return to his hometown.
Mr. Kimura said, "Finally, we will reach the main store on March 11th, and I will do my best from here. This is the only hometown for me born in Naraha, and both the store and myself are supported by the locals. I've been here. I want to give back as much as possible, and I'd like to work hard so that I can return to the town someday. "
Watari-cho, Miyagi Strawberry farmer who returned home Started production in his hometown
In Watari Town, Miyagi Prefecture, where the farmland was severely damaged by the tsunami 10 years ago, a man who started producing strawberries after returning to his hometown talked about his determination for the future. ..
Hiroto Maruko (42), a strawberry farmer from Watari Town, was washed away by the tsunami 10 years ago.
From the fact that the damage was not Tata prospect of enormous a resume, Mr. Marco, has continued to strawberries make immigrated to Hokkaido.
After the earthquake, many farmers in Watari-cho stopped making strawberries, and the number has decreased to about half of what it was before the earthquake.
Maruko wanted to help her hometown, so she returned to Watari-cho and started production by taking over the house managed by her father.
Maruko is also working on trial cultivation of varieties newly developed by Miyagi Prefecture, in addition to the conventional varieties raised by her father.
In the future, we will aim for even larger-scale production by utilizing unused agricultural land.
Maruko said, "I have been producing strawberries with the feeling of giving back to the people who supported me. The last 10 years have been quick. As a symbol of reconstruction, as a representative of young people, I will once again produce strawberries. I want to increase it, "he said.