Igarashi, who is an active participant in Mishima-machi's handicrafts movement, personally wove the briefcase that he now uses every day. It took him four days to finish. His voice betrays a hint of wistful nostalgia as he recalls the time Teresa Teng sang Furusato wa doko desu ka in Mishima-machi: "The furusato movement brought a famous singer to our hometown.
親身投入手工藝運動的五十嵐三美隨身攜帶的公事包就是自己花四天編的，他提起當年鄧麗君演唱會「我的故鄉在哪裡」的往事，仍感意猶未盡，「故鄉運動帶動流行歌手進入地方，老人家聆聽演唱會，是老人育樂的社會福利。」