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We finally found a woman announcer who speak fluent Amakusa dialect!
Although we are looking for, there cannot be any woman journalist who wears the Chanel suit in this small island. Moreover, there is also no budget to invite such a lady.
It is made to spread, however is culture (lifestyle) original with the Amakusa island.
Considering our concept to send the information of lifestyle in Amakusa, we could never give up.
And at last, 85-year-old lady was marked out!
Her name is Aya Hirota.
Of course, she is a good speaker of Amakusa dialect.
Caster of Amakusa TV
Ms. Aya Hirota
Aya-chan appears in "Starfish Cooking" for the first time！
Her speaking Amakusa dialect will release your stress and frustration and her laughter will make you cheer up.
"IT and grand-ma" , they seem to match with each other, but grand-mothers have large contents. Even super computer can not match for them who have knowlage and experience.
Moreover, in Japan where many people live to a great age of the world's No.1, the rate of an elderly population (65 or more years old) of Amakusa is 27.2% at the investigation in 2000 (16.7% in Japan), exceeds, and aging is progressing most highly in the prefecture.
moreover, the average life span of female in Kumamoto Prefecture -- 84.93 years old -- the 2nd in Japan, male -- 77.31 years old -- the 3rd place and long-life kingdom it is.
It is said that children and the old person are the key of IT spread. We want the aged to join in the society and internet world.
Aya-chan from Amakusa island was born in 1918 and grown up in Amakusa island.
She got married in 1936 at the age of 20.
 She worked selling fish her husband caught in the sea near Amakusa, walking from Reihoku town to Hondo city about 50km.
The hardest experinence in her life was soon after the World War II, it was a food shortage because of a lot of evacuees coming back and they could not eat even fish they caught by themselves.
She said the rice gruel with leaves of potato was so tasty they had in their poverty. Also said the young people don't know the true taste although they eat good meals.
She had many difficulties to brought up 13 children, however, she is happiest to spend a time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Her husband passed away when she was 57 years old.
Now, most of her ten children work in cities, such as Osaka, and Aya-chan lives with her son in Sakasegawa, Reihoku town.
She participates in the "elderly-people university" of a town. She likes playing gateball and taking a walk.
She was scouted at "Marukin-store" where aged people gather for relaxation and recreation.
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