Author: ベルガーディア鯨山（英語版）

On August 18, 12 junior and senior high school students from the disaster volunteer group “Pinocchio Club” in Joso City, Ibaraki Prefecture, came to Bell Gardia KUJIRAYAMA with Mr. Matsumura. In addition, adult volunteers who support children, the president and vice president of manufacturers. A total of 23 supporters gathered to launch a new box of “Wind Phone”.

We have already announced the history on our blog, but when the newspaper reported the danger of the collapse of the box of “Wind Phone” on March 28, about 25 information about the telephone box was gathered from Hokkaido to Kyushu. .. Much was information on wooden boxes. This time, I decided to decline because I wanted to make it made of aluminum in consideration of durability. There was information that it was an “aluminum box”, but it was a normal type found on street corners. Unfortunately, I had no choice but to decline the box of “Wind Phone” because the current shape is well established by everyone.

With the support of everyone, I decided to make the same type as the current type from aluminum, and when I got an estimate, I found that it exceeded 1 million yen, and when I called for support on my blog, fundraising began to gather from all over the country. At that time, President Kayahara of Akisei Sangyo Co., Ltd. in Chiba Prefecture offered to provide it free of charge, but it is appropriate that “Wind Phone” is made with the good intentions of many people. However, I don’t know how much money will be collected, so I have been working on the condition that I will support the shortfall.

Then, on the 18th, the new telephone booth was launched. The points of work were carried out by adult supporters Watanabe Komuten’s carpenter Watanabe and President Kayahara, and box transportation, paint repair, etc. were handled by junior and senior high school students of the Pinocchio Club. Recently, for children who have less chance to learn from their life experiences, it is a good opportunity to develop their ability to live, and I feel that it is a volunteer activity to practice the living education of Mr. Matsumura.

After the launch, a BBQ party. The children who had eaten only convenience store lunch boxes yesterday repeatedly said “good!” And “good!” And continued to eat until they were hungry. In the meantime, there was a chorus by all the children and a shakuhachi performance by my cousin, and all the participants were able to share a good time.

The above is the status of the launch of the new telephone box. By the time we started up, we were able to update it thanks to the support, cooperation, fundraising, etc. of many people. Thank you again from the bottom of my heart. Thank you. I pray that we will continue to be with you as a “place” for the liberation and healing of the hearts of people with grief around the world.

The blog report was sent today because the color of the roof and the color of the fascia are dark green, and the contrast with the white box skeleton color is too strong and I felt uncomfortable, so I repainted it. Also, it was late because I had the children weed the greenhouse and then cleaned it up. I would like all the people who have read the blog to come face-to-face with the new “Wind Phone”.

There is preparatory work for rebuilding the box of “Wind Phone”. The first is to secure a place and foundation for relocating the current Denwa Box. This was done by volunteers from Mr. Ozawa Block of local Kamaishi. On July 22nd, under the scorching sun, I and I carried the gravel and sand to the Kikki Forest, which is 50 meters away by a cat car, and arranged the blocks into a formwork, which was concreted and used as the foundation.

Secondly, we will be installing a new aluminum box in the place where the “Wind Phone” box is currently located, so we will have to set the actual item aside and do the foundation work. We asked Mr. Matsumura, an NPO Pinocchio Club in Joso City, Ibaraki Prefecture, who had previously repaired the actual product, and sent Mr. Watanabe Carpenter. On July 28, Mr. Watanabe and Mr. Koichi Takimoto, a fellow beekeeper from Hanamaki City, came with his father. (about 80 years old?)

Third, the current foundation that was removed must be widened to fit the new telephone box. It was scheduled for the 29th the next day, but it was canceled due to rain on that day. It was said that Mr. Ozawa Brock was going to see the interval between work, but the next day, on the 30th, the humidity was high after the rain and the heat was extremely hot, so he came at 9:30 in the morning. I made a formwork in advance, put it on the current foundation, laid a mesh (wire mesh), fixed it with anchor bolts, poured concrete, chamfered the corners and finished it carefully. I was told that my fingers couldn’t bend during work, so I think it was just before heat stroke. The temperature on that day was 32 degrees. The next day, I was worried and called, and when I heard from my wife that I went to work well, I was relieved to stroke my chest.

In this way, even if you take one pre-construction work, it is made possible by the cooperation of many people. Information provision, fund-raising cooperation, production cooperation, advance preparation, etc. regarding the new construction of the box of “Wind Phone”. And many people who are worried about what’s going on. With the support of many people, I think that “Wind Phone” will play its role (reproduced from the closeness of Grief).

On August 18th, we will launch a new box of “Wind Phone” from 10 am. After the launch, everyone will have a BBQ party in The Forest of Kikkii. We are looking forward to the participation of many people.

“Wind Phone” Due to the fear of corrosion and collapse, we made a plan to replace the wooden box with aluminum and called for donations. (Including only) was secured as of today. Thank you very much. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

On June 13th, we and NPO Matsumura visited Akisei Sangyo Co., Ltd. in Chiba Prefecture to discuss the production drawings for “Wind Phone”. At that time, I received a warm word from the president of Akinari Sangyo that I would like to support him as much as possible.

On August 18th, a new “Wind Phone” installation ceremony was held with the representatives and children of the NPO Pinocchio Club, the president and vice president of Akisei Sangyo Co., Ltd., the carpenter Watanabe who was involved in the repair, and everyone who raised money. I would like to do. Information will be announced at a later date.

Prior to them, the foundation of the new telephone booth must be laid at the site of Bell Gardia KUJIRAYAMA. If the date and time are clear, we will contact you again, so we would appreciate it if you could cooperate.

Because it was a wooden telephone booth, the lower part was corroded, and when it was shaken by hand, it was wobbly and there was a concern that it would collapse due to strong winds. Even if we make a new telephone box, we will reinforce it for the time being to prepare for the typhoon. Three of them came to “Wind Phone” in Otsuchi Town at 10 am.

It was supposed to be sunny on May 4th, but it was raining in earnest shortly after arrival, but I did a preliminary inspection in the rain, estimated the necessary materials, and started shopping. I waited for the rain to stop and started repair work after 13:00. I installed new grids and horizontal plates inside and outside the corroded bottom, but the shaking does not stop. Next, I thought about putting up a floorboard, but I hated the possibility of stepping, so I tried to suppress the shaking by bracing, but it didn’t look good and I rejected it. After all, one horizontal plate was attached under the shelf board on which the telephone was placed, and the base and the new horizontal plate at the bottom were fixed with -shaped hardware, so that the shaking was almost stopped. I applied white paint from the point where I installed the new material, so the repair was completed around 16:00, and it regained its former beautiful appearance.

The material cost for this repair was the money collected by the children of the Pinokyo Club through charity donations. On August 17th and 18th, it was decided that Mr. Matsumura would come to “Wind Phone” with his children. How impressed would it be if a new aluminum box of “Wind Phone” could be launched with the children at that time? Dreaming of that scene, I would like to work hard on fund-raising activities. We ask for your continued cooperation.

By the way, the fund-raising activity to rebuild the box of “Wind Phone” made of aluminum is 523,000 yen as of today. The target amount is 1,000,000 yen. It’s a little more.

 

About 30 pieces of information were sent to the media coverage of “The Crisis of the Collapse of ‘Wind Phone'”. Boxes with wooden grids, boxes without aluminum grids, information about where they are, information about wanting to start fundraising, people who actually donated money, let’s take emergency measures so that they will not fall down for the time being I am impressed by the feelings of everyone, such as NPOs that bring carpenters from Ibaraki prefecture, to the “Wind Phone”.

We apologize for the inconvenience caused by the preparations for “Wind Phone” Music Festival Live & Talk for the past month or so, and the lack of support with everyone who provided the information. The music festival is over, and I’m thinking about what to do with the telephone booth.

For me, I’m worried that the wooden box will corrode in 3 to 4 years from the installation environment and repeat the same noise. Also, aluminum boxes do not have to worry about that, but since the box with a grid currently in use has become established overseas as a “Wind Phone”, I would like to inherit the current style. If you want to make a new one, you will need a little less than 1 million yen. (Estimated from Toa Telecommunications Industry)

After the music festival live & talk, it will be sold by the poet Sato to use it as a fund for rebuilding the telephone box. I received. In addition to this, the book “Wind Phone”, which wrote my lecture “From Wind Phone to Kenji Miyazawa”, and the wind phone CD that was sung by all the participants at the end of the music festival, including fundraising. It will be sold at 10,000 yen /set.

Limited 25 sets

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