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[Visit information] Everyone from Vegalta Sendai visited



On January 11th, everyone from the J-League team "Vegalta Sendai", which represents the Tohoku region, visited the Minamisanriku 311 Memorial.

< From the Vegalta Sendai official website On January 11 (Wednesday), we visited the Minamisanriku 311 Memorial in Minamisanriku Town, Miyagi Prefecture.

As part of the visit to the disaster-stricken areas that is held every year during the J. Meetings were also held. At the museum, we watched the learning program "Evacuation is the difference between life and death" , and then the staff showed us around the museum.

While watching an episode video of the disaster prevention office and Masashi Asada's work, he seemed to be thinking not only about the sad reality immediately after the earthquake, but also about the history of Minamisanriku over the past 11 years.

In addition, during the learning program, athletes actively engaged in one-minute dialogues, asking them to think about "what is necessary and what can be done to protect something important."



Hiroto Yamada, who was an elementary school student in Nagoya at the time of the earthquake, said, "I remember being very scared of the tsunami on TV." I was doing it." From that point on, I felt that I was not prepared enough. '', he seemed to be tightening his mind.


Koji Hachisuka, who has been playing an active part in Vegalta Sendai for a long time, said that he had few opportunities to discuss and think with other players until now. Taking this opportunity, I thought it was important to confirm each other."


Director Akira Ito was not in Sendai at the time, but he still remembers that he could not get in touch with his friends immediately after the earthquake. I really felt it again. I want to do my best so that I can become a force for the people of the region and a symbol of reconstruction.”

Some of the athletes who visited the museum this time visited the coastal areas affected by the earthquake for the first time. Even as we approach the 12th anniversary of the earthquake, I am very happy that you have come to visit the disaster-stricken areas with your heart.

I would like to move forward with the Minamisanriku 311 Memorial so that we can continue to work together with Vegalta Sendai for reconstruction.

Thank you for visiting us.