チズルママの日記
イベントに参加 | Participating in an Event
2026年08月17日
38年通っているお寿司屋さん、
大好きな「イワシ、カツオ」が陳列してあり1その横には
車海老」が、並んでいる。
2年前 山口県宇部市の観光大使の代表者から、大手企業のファミリーイベント
の由来があり
「内容は地元ご当地の食材を出して欲しいとの事」
ラーメン初め、瓦そばなど何食かのメニューの提示が出たが、
時間、人材不足で駄目、結局1点絞っての出店
それは、ご当地メニュー「車海老」に決定となった話しを、来店された
大使が話してくれた。
あらそんなイベントがあるのですねと聞き耳していた所
出来れば作る人材がいないので、お手伝いして欲しいと言われた。
大使は過去の仕事の関係を知っていて、行けば心強いと思ったかも？
断る事も出来たが、その企業には大変お世話になった事もありOKのサイン
内容…小さなお子さんが桶の水の中に車海老を何匹か釣って、持って来た
際、鉄板で焼く仕事、
鉄板の回りには紙皿とレモンを添えて手渡し、物凄く忙しい
10時~オープン 2時過ぎには（720匹完売）
なにしろ、自分の仕事場よりはるかに重労働（笑）
後片付けをしてホッとした所へ…代表者社長と43年振りの再会
何しに此処へと問われ？ 市の観光のお手伝いにと答えるう
若き20代の頃へ戻ったような瞬間
多少の会話をした後、社内をぐるりと見学し、渋谷へ
観光大使の仕事! 企画 開発 観光メニュー ご当地の商品
朝早くから、終了後の片付け、次の移動へ
本当にご苦労様です。
At the sushi restaurant I have been going to for 38 years, I noticed that my two favorite fish, sardines and bonito, were beautifully displayed. Right next to them were “Kuruma Ebi” prawns.
2 years earlier, the representative of the tourism ambassadors for Ube City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, told me that a major company had a family event and, "they wanted us to serve local ingredients from Ube City, Yamaguchi Prefecture."
Several menu ideas, including ramen and kawara soba, had initially been proposed.
However, due to a lack of time and staff, it was decided that they could only offer one item. In the end, the choice fell on Kuruma Ebi prawns as the local specialty.
The Ube City Tourism Ambassador knew that I had previously worked with the president of a company in Yamaguchi Prefecture, so perhaps they thought my presence would be reassuring.
I could have declined, but I had been greatly indebted to that company in the past, so I gladly accepted the request to help as a Tourism Ambassador.
The event involved young children catching several Kuruma Ebi prawns from a tub of water and bringing them over to us.
Our job was to grill the prawns on a hot plate.
We placed paper plates and lemon slices around the griddle and handed the freshly grilled prawns to the children.
It was incredibly busy!
The event opened at 10AM and by shortly after 2PM all 720 prawns had been sold!
In fact, the work was far more physically demanding than anything I normally do at Enoki...LOL
After we finished cleaning up, I was finally able to take a moment to relax.
Then, quite by chance, I had an unexpected reunion with the CEO, the representative of the company, whom I had not seen for 43 years!
He asked me, “What brings you here?”
I replied, “I’m here to help with Ube City’s tourism promotion.”
For a brief moment, it felt as though I had been transported back to my 20s.
After we exchanged a few words, I took a tour around the company premises before heading back to Shibuya.
Being a Ube City Tourism Ambassador is no easy job from planning events, developing local products, providing tourism information, and introducing local specialties, to setting up and cleaning up after events from early in the morning.
You’ve really done a great job.
大好きな「イワシ、カツオ」が陳列してあり1その横には
車海老」が、並んでいる。
2年前 山口県宇部市の観光大使の代表者から、大手企業のファミリーイベント
の由来があり
「内容は地元ご当地の食材を出して欲しいとの事」
ラーメン初め、瓦そばなど何食かのメニューの提示が出たが、
時間、人材不足で駄目、結局1点絞っての出店
それは、ご当地メニュー「車海老」に決定となった話しを、来店された
大使が話してくれた。
あらそんなイベントがあるのですねと聞き耳していた所
出来れば作る人材がいないので、お手伝いして欲しいと言われた。
大使は過去の仕事の関係を知っていて、行けば心強いと思ったかも？
断る事も出来たが、その企業には大変お世話になった事もありOKのサイン
内容…小さなお子さんが桶の水の中に車海老を何匹か釣って、持って来た
際、鉄板で焼く仕事、
鉄板の回りには紙皿とレモンを添えて手渡し、物凄く忙しい
10時~オープン 2時過ぎには（720匹完売）
なにしろ、自分の仕事場よりはるかに重労働（笑）
後片付けをしてホッとした所へ…代表者社長と43年振りの再会
何しに此処へと問われ？ 市の観光のお手伝いにと答えるう
若き20代の頃へ戻ったような瞬間
多少の会話をした後、社内をぐるりと見学し、渋谷へ
観光大使の仕事! 企画 開発 観光メニュー ご当地の商品
朝早くから、終了後の片付け、次の移動へ
本当にご苦労様です。
At the sushi restaurant I have been going to for 38 years, I noticed that my two favorite fish, sardines and bonito, were beautifully displayed. Right next to them were “Kuruma Ebi” prawns.
2 years earlier, the representative of the tourism ambassadors for Ube City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, told me that a major company had a family event and, "they wanted us to serve local ingredients from Ube City, Yamaguchi Prefecture."
Several menu ideas, including ramen and kawara soba, had initially been proposed.
However, due to a lack of time and staff, it was decided that they could only offer one item. In the end, the choice fell on Kuruma Ebi prawns as the local specialty.
The Ube City Tourism Ambassador knew that I had previously worked with the president of a company in Yamaguchi Prefecture, so perhaps they thought my presence would be reassuring.
I could have declined, but I had been greatly indebted to that company in the past, so I gladly accepted the request to help as a Tourism Ambassador.
The event involved young children catching several Kuruma Ebi prawns from a tub of water and bringing them over to us.
Our job was to grill the prawns on a hot plate.
We placed paper plates and lemon slices around the griddle and handed the freshly grilled prawns to the children.
It was incredibly busy!
The event opened at 10AM and by shortly after 2PM all 720 prawns had been sold!
In fact, the work was far more physically demanding than anything I normally do at Enoki...LOL
After we finished cleaning up, I was finally able to take a moment to relax.
Then, quite by chance, I had an unexpected reunion with the CEO, the representative of the company, whom I had not seen for 43 years!
He asked me, “What brings you here?”
I replied, “I’m here to help with Ube City’s tourism promotion.”
For a brief moment, it felt as though I had been transported back to my 20s.
After we exchanged a few words, I took a tour around the company premises before heading back to Shibuya.
Being a Ube City Tourism Ambassador is no easy job from planning events, developing local products, providing tourism information, and introducing local specialties, to setting up and cleaning up after events from early in the morning.
You’ve really done a great job.