University students helping sweet potato farmer working in nursery (in Nishihara-mura, Kumamoto Prefecture)
Agricultural volunteers helping garlic farmers preparing for shipment (in Nishihara-mura, Kumamoto Prefecture)
Two months after the Kumamoto quakes, volunteers are still helping farmers in Nishihara-mura, Kumamoto Prefecture, the village hit by the intensity-7 major earthquake. So far (by June 13, 2016), a total of 1,354 volunteers came to the village from all over Japan through the support of the village’s volunteer center for agricultural recovery, each saying that s/he wants to do something for Kumamoto. Their help with the farm work is also helping the quake-hit farmers manage and recover post-quake trauma.