Christmas in Temporary Housing

Eight months have passed since the Kumamoto earthquake.

More than 2,000 houses were certified as fully or partially destroyed and 116 households of survivors are living in temporary housing in Aso City.

Christmas presents were given to five temporary housings on November 23rd.



[They are preparing for the delivery of Christmas presents.]


[Christmas presents are delivered by a modern reindeer, a.k.a lorry]

Dressed as Santa Claus and reindeer, volunteers from both inside and outside of Kumamoto Prefecture delivered aid from across the country.

JEN helped with preparing the presents, sorting aid and delivering the presents.


[They are sorting aid and delivering presents.]


[After delivering the presents, Santa Claus and a Rudolph are drinking tea.]