The "Aomori 39 Letter Project" will hold "Thank You Letter Day" on March 9th to send a thank-you letter.

The project, which conveys gratitude that cannot be usually expressed by letter, was triggered by Junta Nakata, the secretariat of the project, who proposed an idea to Kuroishi Post Director at that time. Mr. Nakata says, "I can easily express my gratitude by e-mail, but it is important to express my gratitude by writing a letter."

The project will use the post office's "designated delivery date" service so that letters arrive on March 9. The service allows you to specify a delivery date by adding 31 yen to the basic charge, and as a general rule it is necessary to post the mail 3 days before the specified date, so the letter was collected by March 6.

The activity started in 2010. A dedicated post was set up in "Tsugaru Kuroishi Komise Station" (Kuroishi City, Aomori Prefecture), which was held every year, but since last year, crocodile come (Owani-cho, Minamitsugaru-gun) participated. This year, it has increased to 9 areas in the prefecture, such as Hirosaki City, Aomori City, and Goshogawara City. “We collected letters by taking advantage of the characteristics of each region and the person in charge. For example, Hirosaki did not have a place, so we went to events and children's centers to collect them,” Nakata said.

On March 16th, at the Hiroro Square on the 3rd floor of Hiroro (Ekimae-cho, Hirosaki City), a briefing session on this year's activities will be held entitled "Aomori 39 Summit". Mr. Nakata says, "I want to make it a day that "Thank you" letters will fly around the country on March 9th. If I can make a report that will lead to next year so that the number of venues can be increased," he said. free entrance.