About that person and Kesennuma.

Sato Chiaki, a freelance announcer from Kesennuma who also serves as an ambassador for Kesennuma Minato, and her husband Takeuchi Junpei, producer of the Kesennuma Fisherman's Calendar, are married couples. They met in Kesennuma, and we asked them to tell us about their favorite things about Kesennuma, the food, and other recommendations.

Kesennuma is a city of challenges

"Kesennuma is my hometown and I'm glad I was born and raised here. I thought to myself, 'It may be impossible, but I'll give it my all!'"
"It was an environment where I could think like that," says Chiaki. Perhaps the challenging spirit of the people of Kesennuma also encouraged her to take on the challenge of becoming an announcer, a profession she had dreamed of since childhood.

Her husband, Junpei, who began visiting Kesennuma for work, said of the town, "It's a town that just loves festivals and events! It's a town where new things are always born, where people are always trying new things, and where people who love to laugh all the time gather." The couple usually leave Kesennuma, but they say they discover new shops and events every time they come to Kesennuma.

Oysters, swordfish, and seafood hotpot! Kesennuma's winter delicacies

We also asked the two food-loving people about their favorite winter memories, and Chiaki told us about a delicious-sounding hotpot full of seafood: "A hotpot of oysters, cod milt, and cod that we all gather around the kotatsu and eat every year on New Year's Eve." In Kesennuma, cod milt is a staple food item that is available in supermarkets in the winter.

Meanwhile, Junpei says he'll never forget how delicious the "monkfish hotpot breakfast" that the fishermen made for him on the boat when he accompanied them on a late-night fishing expedition in the freezing cold during a shoot for the Kesennuma Fisherman Calendar. This is the fisherman's taste that he savored along with a special memory. It may be difficult for ordinary people to eat it on a boat, but there are restaurants in Kesennuma where you can eat monkfish hotpot, so if you're interested, we recommend you give it a try.

Finally, we would like to ask you two to tell us your "recommended" places in Kesennuma.
"The view from Mt. Aba, the Minato Festival, the starry sky, sushi, and hot local sake (Chiaki)," and "Fatty swordfish. Plump oysters. And the illusion of seaweed shabu-shabu!" (Junpei)
Chiaki recommended things that can be enjoyed all year round, while Junpei recommended things that can be enjoyed in the coming season.
Please use this as a reference if you are visiting Kesennuma for sightseeing.

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