Japanese Title (邦題)： 「ふるさとの今、変わりゆく町並み」末尾に
The changing townscape of my hometown
Good morning to the World and Kanmon!
This is the town where the host was born and raised.
When I took a walk around town for the first time in a while, I noticed that a lot of things had changed.
In the center of town, which is extended from the station, where I often went shopping in my childhood,
there was one supermarket that could be called as the main store of the town.
the store was unable to continue its business and closed last year, despite developing various survival strategies.
The corner that used to be crowded with people no matter on weekdays or weekends was empty now.
All parts of this city are deserted, but I feel that the town I am most familiar with is undergoing the biggest transformation.
I understand that this can’t be helped since most of my classmates I used to hang out with in the town are now living outside Tokyo and other cities.
I do miss the good old days of this town.
Although I understand that it will be difficult to reconstruct the town, I would like to see it slowly transform into a town that is desolate but still easy to live in.
Thank you and you have a nice day taking advantage of population decline.
from Yassan,
Manager of a Little Guesthouse under a Little Lighthouse TOUKA
( http://touka-kanmon.com )
ふるさとの今、変わりゆく町並み
世界中に朝が、そして関門にもあさが来ました。 おはようございます。
宿主が生まれ育ったこの町。
久しぶりに町中を散歩してみると色んなものが変化していました。
子供の頃によく買い物に行っていた、駅から続く町の中心部には、
町の基幹店舗とも言えるスーパーマーケットがあったのですが、
様々な生き残り策を展開するも、存続の願い叶わず、昨年店を閉じてしまいました。
以前は平日・休日問わず大勢が行き交って行った一角が、今では人っこ一人いない状態でした。
市内どこも寂れていますが、特に自分の馴染親しんだ町の変貌が一番大きいように感じます。
当時、一緒につるんで遊んだ同級生たちも、東京をはじめ市外にいるのでこれも仕方ないことは分かるのですが、
なんか寂しい気持ちばかりがつのります。
再復興を、といっても厳しいとは思いますが、寂れたなりにゆっくり住みやすい町に変わってほしいですね。
それでは、人口減少をも逆手にとって素敵な一日を！
灯台下のちいさいゲストハウス「灯火」宿主 やっさん より
( http://touka-kanmon.com )
