Reportage No. 4 from Kami-no Ie

I was so happy when I heard the rumour that Kami-no Ie tourist home would be re-opened on the 23rd!!
However, sadly enough, the rumour has been denied by the landlady herself. “Not only our water supply hasn’t been re-installed inside the tourist home but also our bath hasn’t been fixed yet,” she said.
Also, water pollution surveys are not getting ahead, and for fishermen, there is no fishing boat to go fishing now.
Anyway, it won’t be possible for Kami-no Ie to reopen their tourist home this month, because the repairmen haven’t showed up (due to the shortage of materials).
Other people do not know when they can move into temporary housing because the plumbing fixtures inside haven’t been installed, though the housing itself has been built already.

Miyato Elementary School used to have 39 students, but some of them have already moved to other cities. Their houses, minshuku and their family’s fishing boats are all gone now. Perhaps, they have left Tsukihama to look for a new future elsewhere – I can understand that feeling.
For people still remaining in Tsukihama, the biggest problem is shopping.
The town of Nobiru where they all used to go shopping was washed away by the tsunami.
Now they have to go all the way to Yamoto-machi (which is further away from Tsukihama) even for a little shopping.
“A convenience store in Tsukihama will be nice,” I said to the landlady. “They build convenience stores only in populated areas, not somewhere like here,” the landlady replied. 
“What about mobile catering?” I asked her.
“Hahaha. Why don’t YOU start that yourself? Well, one of my neighbours has actually started a Ramen (noodle) stand!” the landlady told me.
Everyone must do something to live.
I told the landlady that Jonet members are all wishing to visit Kami-no Ie when it re-opens.

An elder friend of the landlady.