On January 31, an anonymous registered mail arrived at the guest house "Seaside Restaurant Masaemon" in Minamiboso, Chiba, with the postmark of the Hirosaki Honcho Post Office.

According to Mr. Yoichi Horie, the owner of Masaemon, the letter that arrived in the registered mail said, "I read an article in the newspaper last year. It's a little, but please help me." It is said that 25,193 yen in cash was included. The postmark was on January 29, in Hirosaki Honcho, and Mr. Horie said, "I had no connection with Hirosaki, so I searched for it in my lodging book, but no one had stayed in Hirosaki in the past."

According to Mr. Horie, last year's newspaper was the Asahi Shimbun published on September 9. "If the people in Hirosaki read it, it's a national newspaper. The newspaper titled" Corona Chasing "was recovering from the damage caused by Typhoon No. 15 two years ago, but tells us that it is in further trouble due to the corona disaster. It was an article, "says Horie.

Mr. Horie was the chairman of the Minamiboso Tourism Association, and worked with his friends on campaigns and events aimed at recovering from the damage caused by the typhoon. Sales were on a recovery trend, but they were pushed down again by Corona, and accommodations were canceled one after another. It was said that the business was out of business. Mr. Horie says, "The current situation is difficult, but I was really encouraged by the warm feelings of a stranger in a strange land 800 kilometers away from Chiba."

I sometimes receive the cancellation fee by registered mail, but this is the first time I have received a letter and cash from an anonymous person. He says he doesn't even remember the amount. Mr. Horie says, "I want to express my gratitude, but as long as I am anonymous, I do not want to identify the person. I just hope that this feeling can be conveyed to that person."

"I want to display money and letters on the Kamidana and keep them as heirloom until it's time to really use them."