Next Clean up: June 19th, from 9.30am

We will meet at Shimada Elementary School at 9.30am. We will car pool to Koike beach (2minute drive away). Please bring a hat, water and food if you are staying all day (^^)!

日時:　6月19日

島田小学校　am9.30~pm4

(途中参加、途中でぬけてもＯＫです。)持ち物：帽子、水、食べ物。

Tokushima Newspaper Article, May 12th

「第二の古里」鳴門を美しく　仲間募り海岸清掃 2010/5/12 14:56

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　第二の古里・鳴門の海を美しくしたい－。県内に住む外国語指導助手（ＡＬＴ）や留学生らが、鳴門市瀬戸町大島田の田尻浜を清掃している。ごみに埋もれた海岸を見て心を痛めた鳴門高校ＡＬＴのフランス人、サラ・オーフレットさん（２５）が仲間に呼び掛けた。回を重ねるごとに参加者が増え、地元の住民もごみを運搬するなど活動の輪が広がっている。

　オーフレットさんは２００７年から鳴門に滞在し、風光明媚（めいび）な風景に魅せられた。市内をくまなく散策するうち、０８年秋ごろに漂流物や投棄ごみで埋もれた田尻浜を見つけ、言葉を失ったという。

　初めは持てるだけの量を持ち帰るなど、１人で地道にごみを拾い集めていた。しかし８月に帰国することが決まり、「心残りで帰ることができない」と一念発起。４月中旬から大規模な清掃を始めている。

　参加人数は最初１５人ほどだったが次第に増え、県内在住外国人とその家族や友人のほか、鳴門高校の生徒も参加するように。これまで３回の清掃で、家庭用ごみ袋約３００袋分のごみを集めた。ごみは島田島の住民らが軽トラックで運搬。市も処理を買って出るなど、街ぐるみの活動に拡大している。

　「鳴門は第二の古里とも言える大切な場所。何としてでも美しくして帰りたい」とオーフレットさん。田尻浜がきれいになれば、近くの小池海岸も清掃するという。

　オーフレットさんは、ごみを市クリーンセンターまでトラックで運ぶボランティアを募っている。次回の清掃は１５日。問い合わせは、鳴門高校＜電０８８（６８５）３２１７＞。

【写真説明】田尻浜の清掃に取り組むオーフレットさん（右）ら＝鳴門市瀬戸町

http://www.topics.or.jp/localNews/news/2010/05/2010_127364378237.html

How it all started

Last January, I (Sarah) went for a walk along the Shikoku path in Shimada Island, Naruto. The path starts near 鳴門新橋and ends near Otsuka Museum of Art. My friends and I were eager to walk along the coast, so when we got to an intersection with a major road, we decided to take the road less travelled.

After going through the woods for a few minutes, we were astonished by the view of Koike(小池): small terraced fields with the Seto Inland Sea in the background. We walked towards the sea, hoping to find a path to carry on our walk. This led us to Koike beach, a place neither words nor pictures can describe accurately.

Pet bottles, cans and polystyrenes- among a million other things- have accumulated for years on this 200m stretch of beach. It looks like most of the rubbish comes from the sea, brought by strong currents and winds.

Anyhow, it was clear to me that something ought to be done. Naruto city is making a lot of effort to clean along the roads and campaign against dumping.

But what can be done when the rubbish comes from the sea? From January onwards, I talked to various people and showed pictures to my friends in Japan and abroad. Given the scale of pollution and the isolation of Koike, nobody could come up with a solution.

So on a beautiful day last April, I decided to spend the day at the beach and give cleaning a go. I had never done this before and was very optimistic as to what I could accomplish in one day. These five hours on the beach helped me realized the mammoth task ahead. The following week, I could show concrete action and talk about the issue more accurately. By doing so, I secured the support of Naruto High School. Within a week, the beach cleaning project came together quickly thanks to the help of Naruto city office and Donoura waste treatment plant.

On April 17^th, 24^th and 25^th, 20 to 30 people gathered to collect rubbish. We were first assigned to the Tajiri(田尻) beach. Although it looked clean in comparison to Koike, it is still far from spotless! Naruto High School students, local inhabitants, ALTs and university exchange students got together and sorted rubbish while collecting it. Bags were then stored along the wall by the beach. Mr Miyamoto, head of Shimada illegal Garbage Dumping Patrol, took responsibility for the transportation of over 300 bags, from the beach to the treatment plant.

This month, we have decided to ‘attack’ the mountains of rubbish on Koike. On Saturday 15^th, around 30 people including students, local inhabitants and people from further away in Tokushima got together for two hours. We concentrated on collecting pet bottles and cans.

The roles of Mr Miyamoto and Donoura Waste Treatment Plant are crucial. For this reason, Naruto High School and the waste treatment plant have decided to coordinate their actions. However, we also need more volunteers! So, why don't you join us on next time?

Where is Naruto?

Naruto is located north of Tokushima city and facing Awaji Island.

Naruto city is a group of several islands. It faces the Seto Inland Sea on one side and the Pacific Ocean on the other side.

We have been cleaning the northern part of the Shimada Island (島田島).