Reconstruction of Shuri Castle Professional baseball Seibu Yamakawa donation campaign November 30 17:15
On August 30th, Hotaka Yamakawa from Okinawa, who won the home run of the Pacific League in professional baseball Seibu, rebuilt Shuri Castle in Tokorozawa City, Saitama Prefecture on the 30th, one month after the fire of Shurijo Castle. Fundraising activities for
Yamakawa, a native of Okinawa Prefecture, won 43 home runs this season and won the Pacific League home run king for the second year in a row, contributing to the team's league championship.
On the 30th, one month after Shuri Castle's fire, Yamakawa and others performed a fundraising campaign to rebuild Shuri Castle in an event that thanked fans in Tokorozawa City.
Yamakawa called out to the fans, “Please donate and help Okinawa,” and expressed gratitude by making a high touch with the fans who donated.
Yamakawa has donated 5 million yen to Naha City so far, and the donation collected this time will be donated in the future.
After the fund-raising activities, Yamakawa said, “It was a feeling of“ even a little ”, but I was happy as an Okinawan person when I thought everyone helped me with fund-raising.”