Article by Elyse Petersen (Obubu intern from Hawaii). Click on photos to enlarge. Tea Relief Caravan Closure Since finishing the Tea Relief Caravan on January 19 our team of volunteers has been reporting on the situation in Tohoku and the power tea had to bring light to communities that have experienced so much heartache in the past [...]
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Ōkawa Elementary School We got an early start today to tour some more affected areas from the tsunami. Town after town we drove past as people continued their efforts to clean up and create an environment that can be rebuilt. One of the most touching communities that we visited was Ookawa, a small community with [...]
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Article by Elyse Petersen (Obubu intern from Hawaii). Click on photos to enlarge. Starting the day at Ōshima Island We started Day 9 of the Tohoku Tea Relief Caravan on Ooshima Island in Kessenuma. After a short ferry ride to the mainland we headed to the Soleil no Oka retirement home where we were greeted [...]
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Toward an economic revival Visiting the Mr. Osugi, head of the tourism bureau in the Town of Yamada, we discovered that he is in the process of launching a new industry for this small town that was nearly wiped out. Discovering that a certain type of wine allows him to make a pretty delicious soy [...]
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Today’s event | Tour of the district of Taro, Miyako City, Iwate Pref | Other photos | Read in Japanese Today’s event: Serving tea with the Sanriku Saori Project The Sanriku Saori Project (Facebook page) led by Susumu Omori and Takashi Higashiyama, seeks to place looms at temporary housing facilities and community centers throughout the [...]
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Caravan Day 2: Two events & a visit to the Sanriku Coastline We began the day with a second visit to the Yamachi Rakunou Dairy Farm to meet up with Yoshizuka-san, who would take us to the first event location. Before leaving the Dairy Farm, we walked out to the mountain meadow where the cows [...]
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Start of the Tohoku Tea Relief Caravan: Hanamaki – Morioka, Iwate Pref. 花巻～盛岡・岩手県～震災復興お茶キャラバン DONATE | PHOTOS | INFO | Read in Japanese Report Today was mostly a travel day. We arrived from the Kansai (west Japan) area via plane to Hanamaki Airport in Iwate Prefecture, and picked up a few volunteers including our overseas manager, [...]
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Tohoku Tea Relief Caravan Blog
