【2013年1月17日に寄せて】 阪神淡路大震災が起
18年前に
そして 阪神淡路大震災の直後の仮設住宅にて生まれた『まけない
神戸で生まれた仕事づくり、いきがい作りの『まけないぞ
日本各地のそれぞれの被災地にて一生懸命前を見ながら生
そして “makenaizone ” Facebook Page / HP の読者の皆さまにおかれましても、このプロジェ
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【Makenaizo Message on Jan. 17, 2013】It’s been 18 years since Hanshin Awaji Great Earthquake occurred on Jan.17, 1995. We’d like to send our deep condolence to the people who have lost their precious lives, to those who lost their loved ones in Hanshin Awaji Area 18 years ago. Actually Makenaizo Elephants were born right after this earthquake and are also 18 years old by this year. Makenaizo is the cute elephant-shaped hanging towel made by the sufferers of the earthquakes & other natural disasters in Japan. The project of making this towel started after Hanshin-Awaji Big Earthquake in 1995. This project was established to create the work and the motivation in life for the sufferers of the earthquake in Kobe. After that, Makenai-zou Project has been relayed from Kobe to Niigata which was terribly hit by Niigata-Chuetsu Earthquake in 2004, to Noto Peninsula that had a big earthquake in 2007, to Sayo-cho in Hyogo Pref. where they had a bad flood in 2009, and to Northeastern Japan hit by 311 Big Earthquake & tsunami. “Makenai-Zo” actually means “We’ll never give-up” in Japanese , and also “Zo” itself means “Elephant”, and that is how this elephant-shaped hanging towel was named after. “Makenaizo” is “Never give up Elephant” that would cheer up the people of the areas hit by the natural disaster and give them the power to step forward. Your continued & sincere support to this wonderful project would be greatly appreciated going forward! levitra