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Tokyo-Chofu Comprehensive Joint Disaster Management Drill in 2017
On September 3, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) and Chofu City held a comprehensive joint disaster management drill with the participation of Governor Koike. The drill was based on a scenario of a very strong magnitude 7.3 earthquake directly striking the Tama area at around 8時00分 a.m. As a result, quakes of an intensity of at least 6-lower on the Japanese seismic scale of 7 were widely registered across the Tama area. In the area around Chofu City, a tremblor measuring 6-upper was recorded. The exercise assumed that the damage was especially serious in Chofu City and the South Tama area. The drill took place around Chofu City’s Tama River Children’s Park. Many local residents took part in the hands-on training aimed at strengthening coordination between the TMG, municipalities, and disaster response organizations in the event of an earthquake and enhancing the disaster preparedness of communities based on the spirit of self-help and mutual support.
(September 3, 2017)
Governor visits a centenarian
On September 8, Governor Koike visited a Fuchu City resident, Ms. Suzuko Ichinomiya, in her home. Ms. Ichinomiya was born in 1917 and celebrates her 100th birthday in November. When the governor presented her with Edo kiriko glassware and a congratulatory letter, Ms. Ichinomiya said, “I will try very hard to stay healthy a little bit longer.” While looking at a photo album of her childhood, they had a friendly talk centering on her memory of attending the opening ceremony of the Tokyo 1964 Olympic Games.
(September 8, 2017)
Okunitama-jinja Shrine autumn/chestnut festival
On September 28, the autumn festival was held at Okunitama-jinja Shrine. The origin of the historical event can be traced back to a dai-dai kagura dance for the gods performed at the Musashi Sosha Rokushogu Shrine on September 28, 1738. It was temporarily discontinued but started again and continues to be held to date. The festival is also called “chestnut festival.” The land of the Musashino region was suited to grow chestnuts, which were deemed valuable as preserved food. As the chestnuts were of high quality, people began to present them to the Tokugawa Clan. As the periods of chestnut harvesting and the grand kagura dance performance overlapped, the festival came to be known as a “chestnut festival.”
(September 28, 2017)
Hagi tunnel at its best
On September 29, a tunnel of hagi (bush clover) at the Mukojima Hyakkaen Gardens was in full glory. Mukojima Hyakkaen is a historical garden built in the Bunka-Bunsei period (1804?1830) when the merchant culture flourished in Edo. The “hagi festival” is held every year when the blooming hagi is at its peak. The some 30-meter-long bush clover tunnel is a famous spot in the garden.
(September 29, 2017)
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