Tohoku

15 A Respect for Nature and Life Alongside the Sea – Kesennuma Pride

• #Producers
• #City Planning
• #Gastronomy and Culinary
• #Japanese Nature
• #Japanese Food Culture
• #Fisheries
• #SDGs
• #Local production for local consumption
• #Foreigner Activation
• #Experience
• #Public-private partnerships and collaborations
• #Sake
• #Community Revitalization
• #Japan of the Sea

Kesennuma City in Miyagi Prefecture is surrounded by sea and mountain, and its port has landed the largest volume of katsuo, or bonito, in Japan for 25 consecutive years. During the 2011 Tohoku earthquake, however, the area in and around the city suffered huge damage. Now, Kesennuma is transforming into an attractive city with new ambition. With the worldwide support,the development is thanks to locals who rediscovered their city’s attractions and developed a strong desire to the reconstruction, and new individuals from outside who sympathized with the city’s passions. Today, both born and bred locals and supporters from outside the city are working together to create an integrated regional model. Welcoming outsiders with open arms and respecting diversity—speaking to those engaged in the creation of a new Kesennuma has helped to shine a light on the strategies and ideas involved.

• #Producers
• #City Planning
• #Gastronomy and Culinary
• #Japanese Nature
• #Japanese Food Culture
• #Fisheries
• #SDGs
• #Local production for local consumption
• #Foreigner Activation
• #Experience
• #Public-private partnerships and collaborations
• #Sake
• #Community Revitalization
• #Japan of the Sea