Hokuhoku-kai held 3.11 Zoom Memorial at 1:30pm on Sunday, March 7.
It had been 10 years since the 3.11 disaster happened in 2011.
A lot of people lost their lives and their family members while a lot of people have devoted themselves for the recovery of the disaster affected areas in Iwate, Miyagi, and Fukushima endlessly since then.
We had a Zoom Shinnen-kai on Feb. 20 and 10 people participated and enjoyed the conversation and the Hokkaido quiz.
The names of the participants were;
· Masuda-san: From Sapporo (Living in Kashiwa)
· Hasegawa-san: Asahikawa ( NY)
· Akulin-san: Hakodate (NY)
· Sasaki-san: Muroran (NY)
· Yokomichi-san: Sapporo (NY)
· Matsuda-san: Sapporo (NY)
· Hotta-san: Ebetsu (Chiba)
· Garson-san: NYC (Hakodate)
· Narita-san: Nayoro (NY)
· Takeda: Sapporo (NY)
The Hokkaido quiz and answer
When Hokkaido was established? [1869]
Dr. William Clark came to Sapporo from UMASS, Amherst and established SAC, Sapporo Agriculture College. When did he come to Sapporo? [1876]
Who won the Bronze medal in 70m ski jump in Sapporo Olympic in 1972? [Aochi ]
Janet Lynn was the most popular skater in Sapporo Olympic. What medal did she win? [Bronze]
Where Miyuki Nakajima was born? [Sapporo]
Where Chiharu Matsuyama was born? [Ashoro]
Which team will Shohei Otani play in 2021? [Anaheim Angels]
What is the population of Hokkaido in 2019? [C]
a. Below 5,000,000
b. Between 5,000,000 and 5,200,000
c. More than $5,200,000
What year of the Winter Olympic has Sapporo bit on? [2030]
What year is Shinkansen planned to reach to Sapporo? [2030]
Where is Osaka Naomi's grandfather from in Hokkaido? [Nemuro]
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