先日(5月21日)の報道で、富永一郎さんが96歳でご逝去(5月5日)されました。私の生まれ育った福島県東白川郡塙町とは縁のある漫画家さんで、長く町おこしに貢献されました。【合掌】
As reported recently (May 21), Ichiro Tominaga passed away (May 5) at the age of 96.
He was a cartoonist with strong ties to Hanawa Town, Higashishirakawa County, Fukushima Prefecture, where I was born and raised, and contributed to the revitalization of the town for a long time. [Gassho].
郵便はがきで応募する「漫画賞」の初代審査委員長や温泉施設「湯遊ランドはなわ」(ご予約受付中)の浴衣デザインをはじめ、塙町には富永一郎さんの漫画キャラクターをよく見かけます。
Ichiro Tominaga's manga characters are often seen in Hanawa Town, including the first chairman of the judging committee for the Manga Award, which is entered by postcard, and the yukata design for the Yuyu Land Hanawa hot spring facility (reservations now being accepted).