Dec. 27th, 2013 10:23 pm
Radio SP: Drama Notes
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earth_colorsHere are some notes for the drama SP, Radio:
Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture. It is a port town located in Oshika District, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. According to wiki, the town was seriously damaged in the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami, with waters reaching 15-20 meters in height "and swept 1 kilometer (0.62 mi) inland, destroying the town center and leaving over 1,000 people missing, with over 300 confirmed dead. At least 12 of the town's 25 designated evacuation sites were inundated by the tsunami." Population in January 2011 was estimated to have been about 9,700 people. The town's main industry is fish processing industry, and aquaculture, with a focus on pike, bonito, oyster, and silver salmon. More than 35% of the population is said to be elderly.
(info: wiki, onagawafm) (pic: telegraph.co.uk)
Onagawa Saigai FM. Onagawa Saigai (Disaster) FM was launched two years ago, broadcasting from a makeshift studio in Oshika, Onagawa, Miyagi. It's giving information and community-related announcements to town residents as well as to keep in touch with those who left town after the disaster struck, through podcasting. Its staff are mostly volunteers from the town and some high school students have also participated. It is still broadcasting up to this day.
(info and pix: onagawafm)
Kamaboko. Says wiki, it is a "type of cured surimi, a Japanese processed seafood product, in which various white fish are pureed, combined with additives such as MSG, formed into distinctive loaves, and then steamed until fully cooked and firm. (They are then) sliced and served unheated (or chilled) with various dipping sauces or sliced and included in various hot soups, one-dish meals, or noodle dishes." The location of the kamaboko shop is Takamasa Mangokunosato.
(info: wiki) (pic: blog.goo)
Hoya. Sea pineapple or common sea squirt. They are considered a delicacy particularly in Japan nd Korea. According to shizuokagourmet, in Japan, hoya "are mainly raised in Miyagi Prefecture while natural ones are caught in Iwate Prefecture... It can be eaten raw, slightly boiled or pickled... It is said to be a rare sea animal combining the four tastes: sweetness, saltiness, sourness and acidity."
(info/pix: wiki, shizuokagourmet)
Songs. Songs featured or mentioned in the drama include "Oenka" by Inazuma Sentai, "Makeinu" by The Stalin and "Mangetsu no Yuube" by Soul Flower Union, and Rooster's "Let's Rock". These songs are said to be personally chosen by Boh herself.
Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture. It is a port town located in Oshika District, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. According to wiki, the town was seriously damaged in the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami, with waters reaching 15-20 meters in height "and swept 1 kilometer (0.62 mi) inland, destroying the town center and leaving over 1,000 people missing, with over 300 confirmed dead. At least 12 of the town's 25 designated evacuation sites were inundated by the tsunami." Population in January 2011 was estimated to have been about 9,700 people. The town's main industry is fish processing industry, and aquaculture, with a focus on pike, bonito, oyster, and silver salmon. More than 35% of the population is said to be elderly.
(info: wiki, onagawafm) (pic: telegraph.co.uk)
Onagawa Saigai FM. Onagawa Saigai (Disaster) FM was launched two years ago, broadcasting from a makeshift studio in Oshika, Onagawa, Miyagi. It's giving information and community-related announcements to town residents as well as to keep in touch with those who left town after the disaster struck, through podcasting. Its staff are mostly volunteers from the town and some high school students have also participated. It is still broadcasting up to this day.
(info and pix: onagawafm)
Boh. The word 某 or Bō means "Anonymous", "unknown" or "Name withheld." As told in the drama, "Boh-chan" is said to have been a high school girl from Onagawa who volunteered in Saigai FM, and have been maintaining a blog. Acc. to onagawafm, it is true that the Boh-chan does not know why she was called "Boh" because the middle school boy classmate who gave her the nickname was swept away by the tsunami. It is also true that Boh was the one who designed the sticker, "Onagawa dōshiyō" (What now, Onagawa?) and is sold at a local kamaboko shop for 1000 yen. Her blog is said to still exist but its web address can not be disclosed anymore. However, her "What I really want" essay (about the debris issue) was posted in another site (link here).
(info: onagawafm) (pic: nhk)Kamaboko. Says wiki, it is a "type of cured surimi, a Japanese processed seafood product, in which various white fish are pureed, combined with additives such as MSG, formed into distinctive loaves, and then steamed until fully cooked and firm. (They are then) sliced and served unheated (or chilled) with various dipping sauces or sliced and included in various hot soups, one-dish meals, or noodle dishes." The location of the kamaboko shop is Takamasa Mangokunosato.
(info: wiki) (pic: blog.goo)
Hoya. Sea pineapple or common sea squirt. They are considered a delicacy particularly in Japan nd Korea. According to shizuokagourmet, in Japan, hoya "are mainly raised in Miyagi Prefecture while natural ones are caught in Iwate Prefecture... It can be eaten raw, slightly boiled or pickled... It is said to be a rare sea animal combining the four tastes: sweetness, saltiness, sourness and acidity."
(info/pix: wiki, shizuokagourmet)
Songs. Songs featured or mentioned in the drama include "Oenka" by Inazuma Sentai, "Makeinu" by The Stalin and "Mangetsu no Yuube" by Soul Flower Union, and Rooster's "Let's Rock". These songs are said to be personally chosen by Boh herself.
