【国際交流PRアソシエイトからの発信★A Field Trip in Iwate Tsunami Memorial Museum and Tono Furusato Village】

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留学生のレシュミさんは岩手大学が企画した陸前高田市の東日本大震災津波伝承館と遠野ふるさと村へのツアーに参加しました。さて、このツアーでレシュミさんは何を学び感じてきたのでしょうか。レシュミさんの記事をぜひご一読ください。

（言語：英語、ベンガル語）

An international student, Ms. Tabassum Hasnat Reshmi, participated in a tour organized by Iwate University to the Iwate Tsunami Memorial Museum in Rikuzentakata City and Tono Furusato Village. What did Reshmi learn and feel from this tour? Please read her article! (Languages: English, Bengali)

A Field Trip in Iwate Tsunami Memorial Museum and Tono Furusato Village

Written by: Tabassum Hasnat Reshmi

When the word comes to "natural disaster" I can only imagine the picture of thousands of people who lose their houses, destroyed infrastructures, scarcity of food, medicine, and so on. This couldn't be a pleasant situation for any nation. We all know that Japan is an earthquake-prone country. And I am astonished by how Japanese people survive facing earthquakes all around the year as I am afraid of earthquakes most. On December 10, the International Office of Iwate University arranged a field trip to the "Iwate Tsunami Memorial Museum" in Rikuzentakata City and Tono Furusato Village, specially for international students. Many students from China, Korea, Mongolia, Bangladesh, Oman, etc, and some staff from Iwate University went together on the field trip.

The journey began at 7.30 in front of Iwate University Library and around 10.00 we reached the Iwate Tsunami Memorial Museum. A guide was waiting there for us and she welcomed everyone. We followed the guide to the theater room to see a documentary on the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami event. This incident happened on March 11, 2011, with a magnitude of 9 and the earthquake initiated a large tsunami wave that devastated the coastal areas of the Tohoku region. The video documentary showed us how horrible the situation was! A large number of people were moved searching for a safe place. Strong tidal waves destroyed buildings, cars, and roads in just a second. This video was around 12 minutes long and we all can imagine how people suffered during this disaster.

After watching the documentary, the guide showed us some objects that were damaged, some photographs, and the action taken to recure people from Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami. I was surprised to know that it only takes two weeks to clean the affected roads but for the nuclear radiation in the Fukushima area, the rescue team couldn't reach there. I could imagine how much difficult to recover from this situation because thousands of homes and infrastructures were destroyed, roads and lines were damaged, electric power was knocked out and water and sewerage systems were disrupted. Lastly, we saw a list of countries that helped Japan to recover from this disaster and I felt proud to see Bangladesh was on the list. There was a beautiful sea beach beside the museum and after saying goodbye to our guide we went to enjoy the scenery of the sea. It is incredible to me how the Tohoku region recovers from this huge damage quickly with the help of inside and outside Japan.

Our next stoppage was Abbasse Takata for taking a lunch break. It was a big place where there were restaurants, super shops, etc, and I ate a delicious Japanese sweet named "Taiyaki" there. After that, we reached Tono Furusato Village at around 14.00. This place was interesting because it was arranged like a real Japanese village. Japanese people like to eat rice like Bangladeshi people, so farming rice is a common occupation between the two countries. This village gave me similar feelings to Bangladeshi traditional village life.

In this village, I came to learn about a Japanese L-shaped traditional farmhouse which is called "magariya". This house was designed to combine with the shelter of farmer's horses. This unique design was made to defeat the Tohoku region's harsh cold and allow the farmers to closely watch their horses. In the middle of this house was a wood-fired clay cooking stove. The heat of the stove kept warm the house. In our country, we use cattle for farming purposes but I observed here in Japan that farmers use horses for farming. Here I was introduced to a mythological character named "Kappa". It looks like a yellow-green shade frog. Basically, Kappa lives in the river and is famous in Japanese folklore.

　

It was a totally enjoyable day for all of us. I have gathered some valuable information about Japan's great east earthquake as well as the rural culture of Japan. I want to give thanks to the Iwate University International office for arranging such an informative field trip.

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