"What is Hip?" in Japan from Japanese frontdesk manager

Kikuchi-san she got Tsunami while she and her son were in a car in

Kamaishi Iwate, but she could get out from the car into the water,

and they survived.

She got lost her house, but she is always positive to think her future

all the time, and she also taking care of the people got similar situation

too!!

We kept sending some aid supply to her, and she support to share

to their area’s people all the time.

Today, I got a letter from her with some handmade accessories.

The accessories are misanga made with the fishing net found after

Tsunami has gone. They collect and making misanga, and they earn

some small money.

The letter says they want to express their “Thank you!” to the kind person

who send aid supply to them from their heart!!

I cannot hold the tears…

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My friend is working at town hall called Yamamoto-chou next to Fukushima

Prefecture.

They had great grape yard, and they also had a great winery called

Kikyou Choubei, hey are the family of my friend too.

But they all washed away by Tsunami, so they decided to stop their

work anymore.

Their area's special local product is Strawberry. But their field also got almost washed away

by Tsunami on March 11th, 2011.

They tried to reconstruct their main industry very hard.

Suddenly, he came to bring their area's strawberry as the first fruits after Tsunami

to my home!!

He said "I just wanted to report you we already started to walk again!!".

I could not hold my tears.

I pray their speedy recovery from my heart!!

See you then!!

Takahiko Saito

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My friend Kida-san he is the leader of the people got tsunami

in a area Arahama in Sendai.

We always support to send some aid supply from our residence.

I hope the peple in temporaly houses can feel the human's heart from them, and

start to walk again for the new life. It must be so hard to build up their life plan

again, but I hope they could know we are thinking of them!!

Thank you very much James MacCarron-san, Fay Nippard-san, Franklin Nippard-san,

Wilson Johnston-san, Sandra Johnston-san, and our staff Yuka Mizutani-san!!

See you then!!

Takahiko Saito

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