Elderly people in Tomioka Town, Fukushima Prefecture, who continue to evacuate due to the nuclear accident, made lanterns on the night of the 11th, 11 years after the earthquake and the nuclear accident, hoping for reconstruction.
The lanterns were made by about 10 elderly people in Tomioka Town who are living as evacuees in the reconstruction public housing in Koriyama City.
Koriyama City, together with the Koriyama Women's University Junior College Department, holds a reconstruction support event every year on March 11th in front of the JR station with lights on the lanterns.
Of the 600 lanterns lined up at the venue, about 100 were made by the elderly who were evacuated to Koriyama City due to the nuclear accident.
Participants used Japanese paper used for lanterns to write their thoughts on reconstruction with brushes and crayons, and put cherry blossom stickers on them to express the cherry blossoms in their hometown of Tomioka.
A man who serves as the chairman of the self-government in the reconstruction public housing said, "11 years seems to be a long and short complex feeling, but I am happiest to have a good time with everyone." rice field.
In addition, a woman in her 70s said, "I was sad that my life with my family was destroyed, but for 11 years, the people of Koriyama did a good job. I also destroyed my house in Tomioka and couldn't go back to the town. But I will do my best. "