On October 4th, in Otsuchi Town, Iwate Prefecture, where a forest fire occurred in April 2026, local children participated in an event where they spread wood chips made from trees damaged in the fire. This event was part of the "Shinzan Kogen Festival," revived after a seven-year hiatus by the "Kozuchi River Basin Community Development Council," a group of volunteers in Otsuchi Town, with the aim of encouraging interest in the local mountains. A…
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On October 4th, in Otsuchi Town, Iwate Prefecture, where a forest fire occurred in April 2026, local children participated in an event where they spread wood chips made from trees damaged in the fire. This event was part of the "Shinzan Kogen Festival," revived after a seven-year hiatus by the "Kozuchi River Basin Community Development Council," a group of volunteers in Otsuchi Town, with the aim of encouraging interest in the local mountains. A…