The Minister of Reconstruction presented a letter of appreciation to the storytellers of Minamisanriku Town

Today, the Minister of Reconstruction presented a letter of appreciation to Sugawara Fumio and Haga Taeko, who are active as storytellers in Minamisanriku Town.

<From the Reconstruction Agency website: Regarding the presentation of the Minister's Letter of Appreciation to storytellers, etc. > The letters were presented in recognition of their contributions to raising awareness of disaster prevention and mitigation both inside and outside the affected areas.

A total of 52 people were selected based on recommendations from traditional culture groups and local governments in the three affected prefectures, and the following six people from Minamisanriku Town received letters of appreciation.

Minamisanriku Town Tourism Association / Fumio Sugawara and Taeko Haga

Sanriku Reconstruction Tourism Concierge Center / Yoshio Sato

Minamisanriku Hotel Kanyo / Masatoshi Suzuki, Mitsuo Haga, Rumi Miyagawa

(Titles omitted, in no particular order)

The Minamisanriku 311 Memorial will continue to work with the people of the town to pass on this story, and will also work hard to train the next generation of people to carry out these traditions.

Congratulations to all the award winners!

The Minamisanriku 311 Memorial offers programs that talk about the state of the town before the disaster, the damage to the town and evacuation conditions at the time of the disaster, as well as the storytellers' own experiences and current thoughts.

For details, click here ▶ [New Program Information] We have a variety of storytelling programs available

You can also make reservations for storyteller guides from those who received letters of appreciation this time.

Please feel free to use it.