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April 27, 2011
Cocoron and Samegawa Tampopo-no-ie in Fukushima
Dear jicafriends,
We reported about Zao Suzushiro on March 31.
http://www.jicafriends.net/archives/2011/03/zaosuzushiro_in.html
And today we finally could talk to Kumada san, director of Cocoron and Midorikawa san, manager of Samegawa. We haven't caught Shiraiwa san, director of Samegawa yet. Because they have been incredibly busy responding to all of the situations since March 11.
According to Kumada san, all members including staff are doing well there. Cocoron and Cocoroya did not suffer any direct damage from the earthquakes, but Cocoroya has been hit by Fuhyo higai (harmful rumors) because of radiation contamination.
Oki Daikichi brewery was badly damaged by the East Japan Great Earthquake on March 11. Beautiful kura (sake breweries) where we visited were collapsed.
Samegawa Tampopo-no-ie received affected elderly people, however they cannot get enough foodstuffs and cannot operate the noodle making machine, so they have difficulty providing them proper meals.
Kumada san and Midorikawa san said "we will try to step forward and deal with the situation."
We all feel Fukushima is our second home, we would like to continuously support Fukushima.
The secretariat of jicafriends
Posted by jicafriends at April 27, 2011 02:15 PM