News from September 14 to 20, 1998<

September 20 (Sun.) Still Summer ? (the highest 33.1C / the lowest 21.3C / weather - fine)

The rainy season didn't pass this year. And these days we had hot days, not only hot but also very damp. It was like a summer days in Japan. The temperature didn't degrease so we could not have comfortable sleep.

September 19 (Sat.) Cheer up farmers ! (the highest 31.5C / the lowest 19.3C / weather - fine)

The typhoon passed the other day and he dropped many fruits, apples and pairs "La France". Many farmers were disappointed.
The elementary school students in the area "Hoshinuno", they helped the farmers to pick them up. At the area "Hoshinuno" many farmers live. So the 5th and 6th grade students went to the fruites fields to study the life of farmers.

September 18 (Fri.) New theory of the area name (the highest 26.9C / the lowest 18.0C / weather - cloudy)

There is the area "Takadama" in the south from central Tendo. Long time ago a kind of tree "Tamo" planted around there. And the word "Tamo" changed to the "Tama". They say that it was the origin of the name "Takadama" ("Taka" means high). But this time they announced the new theory. They said that the tree was "Harunire" (elm tree), not "TAMO". The true name of the area "Takanire", not "Takadama". They wrote down the area "Takanire" in an old book in the Middle Ages in Japan. And a kind of tree "Tamo" does not become so big. Some people doubted that theory because of them. The word "Tamo" in the Ainu means the tree "Harunire" (elm tree). They take care of the elm tree as a kind of the protection and they plant at the great place in their area. And the elm tree becomes over 30 meters high. It is reliable theory rather than that theory, I think. (We took this picuture of the elm tree at the shrine "Suwa Jinzya" in front of the prefectural athletic park across the Route 13).

September 17 (Thu.) Attack of Typhoon (the highest 28.2C / the lowest 17.5C / weather - cloudy)

Yesterday the 5th typhoon attacked the city of Tendo. He stopped many trains and cars at the border of Yamagata Prefecture. And he brought the disaster for the farmers. He dropped the famous fruits made in Tendo "La France", one of pairs, and blew down the rice fields. (We took this picture at the area Koyanome)

September 16 (Wed.) Typhoon, next to earthquake (the highest 25.9C / the lowest 21.0C / weather - cloudy)

We had a typhoon attack this morning, next to the earthquake yesterday. We had a heavy rain and a storm this morning. Many staff went to the River Mogami which run through in Yamagata Prefecture because the level was up. But the rain stopped this afternoon. It looked like a usual day. (We took this picture at 7:00 a.m.)

September 15 (Tue.) Earthquake (the highest 27.0C / the lowest 18.7C / weather - cloudy)

We had an earthquake at 16:24 p.m at the south of Miyagi Prefecture. They said that it was Magnitude 5.1 and we had 3rd grade quake of Japanese scale in Tendo. The other day there was the big earthquake around Mt.Iwate which is located in the north of Tohoku Area in Japan. These days the activity of earthquake is more active.

September 14 (Mon.) (the highest 28.8C / the lowest 17.8C / weather - fine)

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