We went behind the scenes at “STORKS CONEST Fes 2022 supported by 23.7,” a fun event hosted by the Nishinomiya Storks where people could think about trash issues together.
Details about the event are here↓
本日開催の「STORKS #CONEST Fes 2022」は、予定通り開催します！曇り空ですが、気温もそこまで高くなく、今のところ“コネスト日和”です。皆さまお気をつけてお越しください。#水辺でコネスト #西宮ストークスhttps://t.co/L9tx5M5KMx
— 西宮ストークス (@NSNMY_STORKS) June 26, 2022
Everyone took part in “plogging,” picking up trash while running.
Here it is on the map↓
The address is 3 Nishinomiyahama Sogo Koen, Nishinomiya City, Hyogo Prefecture.
目次
On-site Report
There it is! First, you check in here.
Families with children kept arriving one after another! Huh? There’s even a TV camera😳 Nishinomiya Storks are amazing!!
Opening
The opening began! From the left, Shota Watanabe and Yasuaki Hamataka joined in too😆
A classroom-style session about marine litter and local trash issues.
We learned properly about things like the problem of microplastics.
Even the little kids were paying close attention😎
A commemorative photo with everyone who took part😍 So many people joined the event!
“Plogging” Begins!
This team headed off to the “Short Course” (about 1 km) — GO!!
Everyone was seriously picking up trash😊
On the Short Course, Watanabe, whose birthday was that day, joined in too🤗
There was so much trash between the rocks too😱 The Furuno Electric team was going all out😂
The kids weren’t about to lose either😚
Even a piece of plastic trash this big!😳
Hi-chan from Nishitsu casually joined in too (?)😂
There was an endless amount of tiny plastic trash like this.
It turns out there’s a ton of trash lying around when you actually pay attention. What a surprise😟
Everyone ran on the way back~~😝
The Trash We Picked Up
Thanks to everyone’s efforts, we picked up this much trash!
Storky joined in too, and everyone took a commemorative photo♡
The teams from the “Normal Course” (about 2 km) and “Long Course” (about 3 km), which went all the way to Omaehama, came back too😊 Great work!
Even a bicycle (?) tire😱
Our friends at Furuno Electric, who can measure just about anything, weighed the trash for us!
So how many kilos was it in total?😂 If you know, tell us😂
A short video↓
Making Accessories with Plastic Trash
This activity is open to elementary school students and older, with a materials fee of 2,000 yen😊
Plastic trash like this…
Apparently turns into lovely accessories like these! Amazing😍
Food Trucks and Merchandise Too
There were food trucks at the venue too!
Apparently, part of the proceeds go toward environmental activities! Well then, you’ve got to buy something😚
One ice cream, please!😆
