東北大震災から7年目、大きな被害を受けた釜石の呑んべい横丁
同じ仕事の志しの想いが、通じ、震災後から今日に至るまで、姉妹交流
始めて釜石市に足を踏み入れたのは、震災後の翌年の2月とても寒かった。
仮設でのお店の中も寒く「何と寒いのか唖然」とした…が、
年数を量ねる度、お店の味も出て、ストーブも入り、暖かい空気を感じた。
寒い所に縁も無かったが、食べ物を出す際、小さくこぎれいに出すのでなく
1匹の魚がど~んと出てくるし、おでんも山盛り、"コレうめいから食べろ"
東北の人は明るいく心の器が大きい!!
そんな横丁の皆様も、今年の3月で仮設での営業が終了
亡くなった方、辞められた方、違う場所に移られた方
現在残っているお店は組合長さんのお店と4件
次につながる計画もまだはっきりしていないとの事
東京の横丁から寄付をした、看板、テレビ、ゴミ箱も、今回で無くなる。
今後も地域の皆様に、元気を与えて頂きたい為にも、違う場所での再スタート
健康で頑張って頂きたい。
何かしらのご縁、これからも、個人として、末永く交流して行く予定…



Seven years have passed since the Tohoku earthquake occurred in 2011.
"Kamaishi Nonbei Yokocho" in Kamaishi city, Iwate prefecture that suffered great damage
Through the thought of doing the same work, we interchange as a sister-yokocho from after the earthquake till now.
It was very cold in February 2012 the following year after the earthquake that I visited Kamaishi city for the first time.
It is very cold inside the store at the temporary construction restaurant, so far I was stunned as I was not in the cold region.
However, temporary store getting better year by year, I felt the warm atmosphere.
In restaurants of Kamaishi-coty, when we serve food, they don't put cleanly.
One big fish comes on top of big dish. Oden also plenty.
They smiled and said "You must eat because it' s delicious".
People in the Tohoku region are bright and their hearts are big!

Such Yokocho, finally finished open at temporary store in March of this year.
I heard various stories from those who died in the earthquake, those who quit the shop, those who moved to a different place.
Currently the only shops they have are union chief's shops and four others.
It seems that the plan leading up to the next street is not clear yet.
Signboards, television and dustbins donated from our Yokocho in Tokyo also disappear this year.
We are looking forward to restarting in different places by all means in order to give the local people the vitality in the future as well.
I would like you to stay healthy and do your best.
I am going to exchange for a long time, as an individual.