Sendai city fascinates people from Tokyo. Tolerant people in the northern area support our economy.
Apr 12th 2011 02:55
japan
situation
Sendai city /仙台市 in Miyagi prefecture/ 宮城県 is the largest city in the Tohoku/東北 area (the northern area of Japan). As you know, the area was very seriously damaged by the 3.11 earthquake. Since the hypocenter of the massive earthquake was near Miyagi prefecture, the earthquake has wreaked untold havoc in the prefecture. It has been reported that Miyagi is the worst-hit prefecture.
Before the crisis, Sendai city fascinated people, especially from Tokyo. Since Sendai is a business hub in the northern area, it was not uncommon for people in Tokyo to be transferred to Sendai before the earthquake. I'd often hear that these people were reluctant to come back to Tokyo when they were transferred back. Sendai was a peaceful and relaxing place for people who were tired of a hectic life in large cities like Tokyo. Sendai provided both a city life and a country life. The modern city was in harmony with nature. A one-hour drive from the city took you to a famous range of volcanoes, and a 15-minute drive from the downtown Sendai took you to a beautiful beach, although it was entirely washed away by the huge tsunami. Matsushima Bay/松島, which is well-known as one of the three most scenic spots in Japan/日本三景, is approximatively 30 kilometers from Sendai. On top of that, local food was good and living cost in Sendai was much lower than in Tokyo. Local people were warm ( I'm sure they are still warm even after the earthquake). Sendai had things that Tokyo had lost.
A lot of factories in the northern area were seriously damaged by the earthquake and Tsunami. Many auto and electronics parts were produced there. As you may know, the shutdown of these factories has greatly affected both Japanese and global supply chains. I've heard that since people in the northern area are persistent and tolerant, they are cut out for manufacturing precision or sensitive equipment. Speaking of supply chains, many factories associated with Hitachi in Ibaraki prefecture/茨城県 were also seriously damaged and haven't started up yet.
93 year-old woman who lost everything because of the huge Tsunami said on TV while smiling " When I was young, I lost everything because of another huge Tunami from Chile. We rebuilt our town. However, the town was washed away again. I'm very frustrated. So, I don't want to die until my town is rebuilt. I'll live until I turn 100". She was playing with children at a shelter where she stays and was trying to cheer them up. How strong she is !
Sendai
http://www.city.sendai.jp/kikaku/kokusai/english/kankou.html
The three most scenic spots in Japan
http://nihonsankei.sakura.ne.jp/eng/index.html
Before the crisis, Sendai city fascinated people, especially from Tokyo. Since Sendai is a business hub in the northern area, it was not uncommon for people in Tokyo to be transferred to Sendai before the earthquake. I'd often hear that these people were reluctant to come back to Tokyo when they were transferred back. Sendai was a peaceful and relaxing place for people who were tired of a hectic life in large cities like Tokyo. Sendai provided both a city life and a country life. The modern city was in harmony with nature. A one-hour drive from the city took you to a famous range of volcanoes, and a 15-minute drive from the downtown Sendai took you to a beautiful beach, although it was entirely washed away by the huge tsunami. Matsushima Bay/松島, which is well-known as one of the three most scenic spots in Japan/日本三景, is approximatively 30 kilometers from Sendai. On top of that, local food was good and living cost in Sendai was much lower than in Tokyo. Local people were warm ( I'm sure they are still warm even after the earthquake). Sendai had things that Tokyo had lost.
A lot of factories in the northern area were seriously damaged by the earthquake and Tsunami. Many auto and electronics parts were produced there. As you may know, the shutdown of these factories has greatly affected both Japanese and global supply chains. I've heard that since people in the northern area are persistent and tolerant, they are cut out for manufacturing precision or sensitive equipment. Speaking of supply chains, many factories associated with Hitachi in Ibaraki prefecture/茨城県 were also seriously damaged and haven't started up yet.
93 year-old woman who lost everything because of the huge Tsunami said on TV while smiling " When I was young, I lost everything because of another huge Tunami from Chile. We rebuilt our town. However, the town was washed away again. I'm very frustrated. So, I don't want to die until my town is rebuilt. I'll live until I turn 100". She was playing with children at a shelter where she stays and was trying to cheer them up. How strong she is !
Sendai
http://www.city.sendai.jp/kikaku/kokusai/english/kankou.html
The three most scenic spots in Japan
http://nihonsankei.sakura.ne.jp/eng/index.html
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Since the epicenter of the massive earthquake was near Miyagi prefecture, the earthquake has wreaked untold havoc in the prefecture. [Hypocenter is the point under the earth's surface where the earthquake originates and some people may not recognise this. So, I suggest 'epicenter' instead, which is more commonly used - even though it is an imaginary point directly above the hypocenter.]
Before the crisis, Sendai city fascinated people, especially those from Tokyo.
I'd often hear that these people were reluctant to return to Tokyo when they were transferred back.
Sendai was a peaceful and relaxing place for people who were tired of the hectic life in a large city like Tokyo.
A one-hour drive from the city took you to a famous range of volcanoes, and a 15-minute drive from the downtown Sendai took you to a beautiful beach, although it was entirely washed away by the huge tsunami.
On top of that, local food was good and living cost in Sendai was much lower than (in) Tokyo.
Local people were friendly (I'm sure they are still friendly even after the earthquake). ['Warm' on it's own does not work for me. You could say 'warm-hearted' if you like.]
I've heard that since people in the northern area are persistent and tolerant, they are well oriented to manufacturing precision or sensitive equipment. [British English would be 'orientated']
Speaking of supply chains, many factories associated with Hitachi in Ibaraki prefecture/茨城県 were also seriously damaged and haven't restarted production yet.
A 93 year-old woman who lost everything because of the huge Tunami said on TV, while smiling, "When I was young, I lost everything because of another huge Tunami from Chile.
How strong she is!
Sendai
お久しぶりです。お元気ですか？
I'm really impressed by your Japanese.
日本語が凄く上達されましたね。驚きました。
東北の人は本当に我慢強いと思います。
I put a comment against one of my corrections as it should have read "living costs"
It's my honest impression.
I hope that Japan/we will overcome the huge crisis until you become able to speak Japanese fluently.
Hopefully by then, my Japanese will have improved more.
The UK news is still discussing the situation in Japan and there have been quite a few TV programmes that show us what happened and how the Japanese tsunami and earthquake victims are managing. It was horrible seeing all the destruction, but very heart-warming to see how everyone was pulling together to help each other.
I am sure that in time, you will overcome the huge difficulties that you face.
I'm very sorry. Why did mother nature attack us on that day and screw up your plan?
I hope that you'll come in the autumn. However, it's been said that aftershocks will continue to occur in the next year since the first earthquake was massive.
>Hopefully by then, my Japanese will have improved more.
I believe that you will.
>The UK news is still discussing the situation in Japan and there have been quite a few TV programmes that show us what happened and how the Japanese tsunami and earthquake victims are managing.
I really appreciate attention and concern worldwide. Many victims of another huge earthquake hit Kobe 16 years ago insist that people's concern made them move on.
I really hope that the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant will be under control soon. Any criticism and opinion worldwide are helpful for us.
I hope that we'll be able to transform the crisis into an opportunity to change. Actually, we've struggled to change for about 20 years.
I am sure that Japan will overcome the problem and it is good to see other nations co-operating and helping.
As you know, the area was very seriously damaged by the 3/11 earthquake. (3.11 looks like a decimal)
On top of that, the local food was good and the living cost in Sendai was much lower than that in Tokyo.
Many auto parts and electronics were produced there.
I wish the people around me had that same spirit...
>I am still moved by the spirit of those in the devastated regions...
So am I .
I've learned a lot from them.