On September 18th, actress Aragaki Yui rode through Kyoto via bicycle, participating in the fund-raising activities for victims of Tohoku earthquake.

We previously reported about this project organized by the entertainment company "Les Pros entertainment" back in March. This bicycle event was one of the events for the "Les Pros Happy Charity Project".�

Since June 5th, "Hapichari Bokinbu(Happy charity fund-raising team)" has started riding bicycles from Jingu Gaien in Tokyo, the team went through Chubu, Kyusyu, Chugoku along with the shikoku region and Hokkaido. At the Heian Jingu Shrine stop, which was�the goal of Aragaki's�bicycle participation, there were more than 3,000 people waiting for Aragaki.

Aragaki started her efforts run from Ritsumeikan Univ. and rode the bike for 5km in Kyoto city. At the destination, Heian Jingu Shrine, Aragaki thanked everyone one by one for helping raise funds for the project.

Even after greeting all the people in the long lines, Aragaki kept a smile and thanked all the people. When one particular fan donated�while whispering, "Hope people all over the world will be happy.", Aragaki broke down and began to cry. Aragaki explained this moment by stating, "It was really touching, all the people who wanted to�help the victims and cooperated for this charity."

After finished the fund-raising event, Aragaki went to up the to a high vantage point and continually yelled, "Thank you!!" and added, �"Please going back home safely. Thank you so much. For sure, we will deliver all the money to the people fighting!"

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