The Birth of Disaster Tradition Actors -A Case Study of Yuriage District, Natori City, Miyagi Prefecture
This paper describes and analyzes the process by which two groups and one institution in the Yuriage area of Natori City, Miyagi Prefecture, a disaster-stricken area of the Great East Japan Earthquake, have emerged as actors of disaster tradition. The two groups are the Memory of Yuriage and the Yuriage Earthquake Telling Group, and the Natori Earthquake Reconstruction Museum established by Natori City. Memories of Yuriage is a group that started with the construction of a memorial monument by the Yuriage Junior High School Bereaved Families Association, the annual "Memorial Day" held on March 11, and the psychosocial care provided by the NPO Frontline. The Yuriage Earthquake Telling Group started with the creation of Yuriage Fukko Dayori (Yuriage reconstruction newsletter), which is aimed at disseminating information to the local residents as well as meetings at evacuation centers for reconstruction. The Natori Earthquake Reconstruction Museum was established by the city of Natori as a facility to pass on the disaster. The study revealed that the importance of the practice of passing on disaster information differs depending on the experience of the group and the circumstances that led to its establishment.
This paper describes and analyzes the process by which two groups and one institution in the Yuriage area of Natori City, Miyagi Prefecture, a disaster-stricken area of the Great East Japan Earthquake, have emerged as actors of disaster tradition. The two groups are the Memory of Yuriage and the Yuriage Earthquake Telling Group, and the Natori Earthquake Reconstruction Museum established by Natori City. Memories of Yuriage is a group that started with the construction of a memorial monument by the Yuriage Junior High School Bereaved Families Association, the annual "Memorial Day" held on March 11, and the psychosocial care provided by the NPO Frontline. The Yuriage Earthquake Telling Group started with the creation of Yuriage Fukko Dayori (Yuriage reconstruction newsletter), which is aimed at disseminating information to the local residents as well as meetings at evacuation centers for reconstruction. The Natori Earthquake Reconstruction Museum was established by the city of Natori as a facility to pass on the disaster. The study revealed that the importance of the practice of passing on disaster information differs depending on the experience of the group and the circumstances that led to its establishment.