According to statistics from Church Headquarters, a grand total of 3,053 Disaster Relief Hinokishin Corps (DRHC) members took part in hinokishin efforts in the month since the March 11 Tohoku Earthquake.

The numbers break down by area as follows:

Tono City

• Main activities: cooking, sorting/delivering supplies, debris removal
• Participating dioceses: Akita, Fukuoka, Gunma, Ishikawa, Iwate, Mie, Nara, Osaka, Shizuoka, and Yamagata
• Total members mobilized: 1114

Ichinoseki City

• Main activities: distributing water, cooking
• Participating dioceses: Aomori, Chiba, Fukui, Kanagawa, Nagano, Saitama, Toyama, and Wakayama
• Total members mobilized: 642

Sendai City and Higashimatsushima City

• Main activities: distributing water, removal of mud and scrap wood
• Participating dioceses: Aichi, Gifu, Hokkaido, Kyoto, Miyagi, Nara, Niigata, Shiga, Tochigi, Tokyo, and Yamanashi
• Total members mobilized: 901

Logistical assistance

• Main activities: transporting supplies
• Participating dioceses: Honbu (Church Headquarters), Hyogo, Mie, Nara, Osaka, Oyasato (Tenri)
• Total members mobilized: 396

Information source: 災救隊1カ月の出動データ(4月12日現在)

Related article on Tenrikyo Online: Tenrikyo Disaster Relief Hinokishin Corps Activities in the Tohoku Region (as of April 12)

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