Japanese Local Govts to Showcase Reconstruction, Products at Expo
Osaka, April 9 (Jiji Press)--Many Japanese local governments will exhibit their specialty products and show off progress in reconstruction from a massive earthquake and tsunami in 2011 at the World Exposition, set to start in the western city of Osaka on Sunday.
Eye-catching items will include a 1-meter "Wajima-nuri" lacquerware globe from the central prefecture of Ishikawa, which was hit by a 7.6-magnitude earthquake in 2024. Made over five years, the globe escaped damage from the earthquake.
"We are eager to show the strength of Wajima-nuri, which has not been broken by the earthquake," Ishikawa Governor Hiroshi Hase said.
At a booth to introduce the food culture of Ishikawa, visitors will be offered several kinds of local sake and traditional cuisine made from local ingredients.
Fukushima Prefecture in northeastern Japan will set a one-day booth in July, showing a video depicting the influence of the nuclear accident caused by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. The height of tsunami hit the prefecture will be shown on a column at the booth.
"We will describe Fukushima's current situation correctly to wipe out harmful rumors," a prefectural official said.
The prefecture also plans to hold a tasting event for homegrown peaches at the booth, hoping to attract tourists from Osaka.
Tokushima Prefecture in western Japan will set up a permanent booth, surrounded by wallpapers dyed in 47 colors by indigo plants. On a screen 7 meters wide and 3 meters high, videos of the "Awa Odori" traditional local dance and whirlpools in Naruto Channel will be displayed.
Visitors to the Tokushima booth will be able to get a coupon to ride on expressway buses and ferries to Tokushima for 500 yen.
"The Expo is an entrance to Tokushima," a prefectural official said, expressing hopes that visitors to the event will come to the prefecture.
During an event to promote regional revitalization and the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals hosted by the Cabinet Office, Kamishihoro, a town in the northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido, will introduce its work on biomass power generation. "We hope that carbon reduction efforts will spread across Japan," a town official said.
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