ESSAY-05 『Secret of Kumamoto』

There is a super person in Amakusa in Kumamoto. The announcer is 105 years old woman.

I will introduce about her now.

She called “Shino-chan” by everyone. She is the oldest announcer in the world, and she working as reporter now. She was born in Kami-amakusa city in 1903. She grew up as the third daughter of eight siblings. She got marriage when she was 24 years old, and they had 5 children. However, her husband died older to sick when she was 34 years old, but she brought up her children all by herself.

2 of her children died, but she also has 10 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren and 4 great-great-grandchildren!! It is amazing!!! So she lives cheerfully now. She lives with her oldest son’s family now. She said “My present life is the happiest.”

Her appearance is about 80 years old. She looks like 20 younger. She hearing a little bad, but she has a straight back when she stands up. Also, she has good eyesight , so she can path through a thread in hole of needle.

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She works as local announcer in Amakusa. She often report about local. She takes her hand made lunch box, and she works from 8:00 to evening.

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She doesn’t worry about such a little thing. Her knack is to doesn’t save stress. Also, she has a lot of flesh vegetables. So she lives a long life, I think so. I want to be such a person. However, I have never seen her on TV yet. So I want to see her. And I want to see directly. I want her to try her best also from now on!! She is a very super person!

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That is all introduce about a super person in Kumamoto in Amakusa and a secret of Kumamoto.

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