On September 3rd, a talk show "Pray For Sanriku at Hirosaki" will be held at Dote Community Park (Toshimachi, Hirosaki City).

This event is to learn about the current state of reconstruction, focusing on the areas affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake, the Sanriku region. Mr. Kazuki Toume, who was affected by the disaster when he was a high school student and works as a “narrative club in Otsuchi Town”, was invited as a main guest. introduce.

After the talk show, there will be a live performance by Tetsuya Matsumoto, a singer/songwriter raised in Ofunato and Iwate Culture Ambassador. Mr. Matsumoto is known for his attention to the support activities that he continued to sing while cooking on the Iwate coast every weekend, and in 2013 he released the theme song "Yukiyanagi" in the movie "Shiawasekamon" based on his own experience. Singed and made a major debut again.

At the venue, we have a booth for product sales and food and drinks ordered from Sanriku, as well as direct shipment of squirts and scallops, Yamada rice crackers that have recovered from the earthquake, Hirokatsu Segawa, the owner of the dining wakatantanka in Iwate and Morioka Sells seafood and fried noodles.

Kazuya Wakabayashi of the sponsored citizen group Ecokko Project said, “We focus on children in the disaster area and visit the site at least once a year to provide support. In the sixth year, we will avoid weathering. I can't do this, so I decided to hold an event like this on a normal day, not March 11th, just like the earthquake suddenly happened."

"There is also an aspect of supporting the disaster area, but if you can feel the relationship created by the earthquake and the importance of everyday life," he said.

The opening time is Part 1 = 10:00, start at 10:30, Part 2 = 14:00, start at 14:30. Admission is 1,000 yen for adults and 500 yen for high school students and younger (500 yen and above with "Muscat cider" from Sanriku).