fate has it that the small volunteer organization staffed with 3 members, is invited to a taiko event on 3/11.
the group produced by the same folks that taiko conference donated money towards...
so after taking a bath at the local bathhouse as a "volunteer," we set out to witness this event at the exact time of the earthquake, 1 year ago.
smack in the center of the o-daiko is my taiko sensei's signature "田中誠一" and i am forced to believe that there's something fateful controlling our every action.
i know that i can't expect anything being here in the Tohoku region. but today i realized "useless" doesn't equal "hopeless." dad, keisuke and i cooked dinner for the staff and members. within all of the sadness, there was a ray of warmth that shined through.
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| a boy who lost his life loved blue "koinobori." his older brother made a call out and gathered all of these from across japan. he now performs taiko under these "koinobori" in remembrance of his younger brother. |
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| taiko performance |
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| signed by Tanaka Seiichi |
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| volunteer group leader and a local |
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| dad |
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| the wind still blows |
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| Kato family cooks dinner for the volunteer staff |
this is really lovely. very hard to articulate the feeling.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing. そこにいた雄太の気持ちが伝わってくるよ．涙が止まらない．．．
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