Wa Neighborhood Association Senior Citizens Club, 2022: "Road cleaning (picking up trash)

Tuesday, May 3, 2022

On Thursday, April 28, from 8:00 a.m., the Hokuryu-cho Yawara Neighborhood Association Senior Citizens Club (Chairman: Nobuyuki Kanayama) held a "Roadside Trash Cleanup" (garbage pickup).

On the day of the event, about 20 members participated in the event despite the strong winds that blew so hard in the morning that they felt as if they were going to be blown away by the wind. About 20 members participated in the event, picking up trash along the roads and streets in the Wa Neighborhood Association area to help beautify the environment.

Along Road No. 94 (Masumo Inada Line)

Street litter cleanup
Street litter cleanup

Each participant brought his or her own trash bag and collected trash, cans, wood chips, etc. that had fallen along the banks and irrigation ditches. The round trip took about one hour along a 2-km one-way road, and the back of the light truck was filled with trash bags.

Bring your own trash bags.
Bring your own trash bags.

Picking up trash along roadsides and waterways

Picking up trash along waterways
Picking up trash along waterways

Scenery from the Wa area of Hokuryu Town

Along the road watched over by Mt.

Along the road watched over by Mt.
Along the road watched over by Mt.

sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)

Tsukushimbo" grows vigorously through concrete!

"earth brush pot" with a strong vitality
"earth brush pot" with a strong vitality

Go for the Hokuryu Bridge, which is more than 1 km away.

Aiming at the Hokuryu Bridge in the distance.
Aiming at the Hokuryu Bridge in the distance.

Along Wa Urban Road.

Along the rice paddies between rice paddies.
Along the rice paddies between rice paddies.

Women picking up trash on the bank.

Women picking up trash on the bank
Women picking up trash on the bank

After the cleanup

Garbage loaded on the back of a light truck

He said that every year there is less and less garbage. He said that in the past, the backs of two light trucks were filled with trash.

Garbage bags loaded on the back of a light truck
Garbage bags loaded on the back of a light truck

Drinks and pastries

After the cleanup, everyone assembled, drinks and pastries were distributed for good work, and the group was dismissed.

Drinks and pastries distributed
Drinks and pastries distributed

Thank you all for your hard work!

Thank you all for your hard work!
Thank you all for your hard work!

With boundless love, gratitude, and prayers for the positive activities of the neighborhood associations, where town residents work together to beautify the town's environment.

With gratitude for the dainty daffodils blooming on the roadside.
With gratitude for the dainty daffodils blooming on the roadside.

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