01 March 201 Hashimoto mama is an Ishinomaki local who first met a group of volunteers in April 2011 when she was helping to clean up a friend’s house of tsunami sludge. Feeling a sense of gratitude to those who came to help, she cut them up some oranges and served some instant coffee as a thank you, all that she had available to her in those early stages after the disaster. When they returned each day, she continued to provide them with sustenance as best she could. This was the beginning of w
01 March 201 Hashimoto mama is an Ishinomaki local who first met a group of volunteers in April 2011 when she was helping to clean up a friend’s house of tsunami sludge. Feeling a sense of gratitude to those who came to help, she cut them up some oranges and served some instant coffee as a thank you, all that she had available to her in those early stages after the disaster. When they returned each day, she continued to provide them with sustenance as best she could. This was the beginning of w