From the warm coastline of the Kuroshio current, to one of Japan's few heavy snowfall areas...
Fukushima has many faces.
As yet unknown scenery, life, and the stories lie here.
Sometimes rich and beautiful, sometimes strong yet flexible...
We have gathered the unseen feelings of those that live here, and made them into a map.
------Find fortune here; find individual fortune there.
So begins the making of a new map!
Narrator
Born in Iwaki City. Has appeared in countless television series, including the morning serial “Ama-chan”,
where he plays a diving instructor from the south.
An individualistic actor popular for his famous for his characteristic sideburns.
Voiceover
The voices of shows such as “Koko ni fuku Ari”, “Tsudzuku”, etc., were played by the children of the Mebae Kindergarten in Fukushima City.
Production of the title film
The director from television production agency TV MAN UNION. Scaled Fukushima for three days to film the title film. Attracted by the beauty of Fukushima, he took more film than he needed for the film.
Born in Fukushima City, animation designer Takahiro Yasuda designed the animation for the title film as well as the map characters. His mother, Roka, is moved by his animated depiction of Fukushima.
Theme music
A musician graduated from Harvard. Has composed music for NHK's "Today's Close-up", "NHK world TV NHK NEWSLINE", "NHK Special", etc. He is participating to liven up Fukushima.
Map Characters
Injured his cervical vertebrae in a snowboarding accident 20 years ago in Aizu Wakamatsu.
He has lost movement before his neck, but with his special order PC, he is capable of creating various things, including illustrations. Since the Tohoku earthquake, he has donated from his sales, and until today has donated over \300,000. This achievement has earned him the Japan Philanthropy Association’s Special Award.
Illustrations/Calligraphy
Debuted as an artist in 2015, after a career at a publishing house, and TV broadcast writer. Loves the Iwaki-born Shinpei Kusano. She had so much love for him, that she became a junior mistress of “Sakaba Gakko”, a restaurant connected with him. Her works include “Sakaba Gakko no Hibi”, “Pari no Suteki na Ojisan”, etc.
Web Site Creator
Born in Osaka; before the Fukushima nuclear disaster, his only knowledge of Fukushima was the downtown area, Fukushima, in Osaka. But after coming to the Fukushima in Tohoku, he became of big fan of Fukushima, with its great scenery, delicious food, variety of onsen, and golf courses. He is scheduled to visit Fukushima again this year, golf bag in hand.
・Rice farmer
Miyo Akimoto with child
(Kawauchimura Rice Farmer)
・Peach farmer
Yoko and Mitsuru Suzuki (Suzuki Plantation, Izaka)
・Brewery girl
Rie Hoshi (Kitanohana Brewery)/Two from Yamatogawa Brewery (Kitakata)
・Fish boy
Toshiaki Kanenari (Raramyu/Kanenari Foods) and two others (Iwaki)
・Kindergarten
The elder children of Mebae Kindergarten (Fukushima City)