Category: Planting Ceremony

Vegetable Garden/Garden at the Association ALEMA Main Office Planting Ceremony
(Salerno, Italy)

Mr. Bruno Bertone from the Association ALEMA, a volunteer association, applied for the planting in Salerno. The association consists of people of a wide range of ages. For the past 25 years, it has been striving for the objectives such as friendship, solidarity, peace and respect for nature through various activities. The association has set an opportunity to think about how the tragedy of the World War II affected Salerno and learn about Mamma Lucia this year. That is why they wanted to plant the sapling from the “Kaki Tree” that survived the atomic bombing during the WWII so that they can learn about the tree together with children. The… Read more »

Liceo Scientifico Statale Augusto Righi Tree Planting Ceremony
(Rome, Italy)

Liceo Scientifico Statale Augusto Righi applied for planting in remembrance of a student named Lorenzo, who died in August 2011. The school building which holds about 1,000 students is actually located in a different place. However, the tree planting ceremony took place in the front yard of the early 20th century building. In the building, they aired images of the late student, and hung many messages from the ceiling with thread. After the school principal and an art teacher made speeches, students who wore the same white shirts read poems and introduced one act of the Greek tragedy during cello performance. They also introduced the seven benefits of a kaki… Read more »

Arboreto Giancarlo Cipressi Planting Ceremony
(Manoppello, Pescara, Italy)

Arboreto Giancarlo Cipressi is a newly opened arboretum in Santa Maria Arabona. The sapling from the bombed kaki tree was planted there. The vast arboretum which surrounded by the beautiful mountains collects more than 90 species of trees. They planted the kaki tree in the middle of the arboretum as they consider it the most important. Ms. Cinzia Toto, a journalist who applied for the Project, hopes that the new arboretum will become open, accessible space to the people nearby where anyone who wishes to learn more about the plants and trees can come. She also especially hopes to raise children’s awareness for respecting others and nature through the trees… Read more »

B & B Joyful People Planting Ceremony
(Alberobello, Italy)

Some of the Executive Committee Members voiced concern that a B&B was a private property, thus unsuitable for the Project. However, people come to visit his B&B from all over the world, and he planned a great tree-planting ceremony. He made the town of Alberobello, local schools and people get involved in the discussions of what each of us should do to contribute to the world peace in our everyday life. Stanisci gave a talk about the location of Nagasaki, kaki tree, the Kaki Tree Project and other planting sites as he was showing photos of the atomic bomb “Fat Man” and such. After the mayor and the school principal… Read more »

“Ugolini” Primary School Tree Planting Ceremony
(Brescia, Brescia, Italy)

At “Ugolini” Primary School, the 5th graders are taking ‘peace’ themed classes during the 2012-13 academic year. During the process of learning, they observe 27 January, the Day of Remembrance (International Holocaust Remembrance Day – “COMMEMORA L’OLOCAUSTO PERPETRAO NEI CONFRONTI  DEGLI EBREI DURANTE LA SECONDA GUERRA MONDIALE in Italian) to think about the victims of the Holocaust during the World War II. At the same time, when they pass on the horrible  stories of the war, they also talk about the dropping of the first atomic bombs in Japan and its devastating aftermath. There is another day in Brescia for people to talk about peace: 28 May. A bombing incident… Read more »

In the Park near the Catholic Church, Mura with “G. Marconi” Primary School Tree Planting Ceremony
(Mura, Brescia, Italy)

Mura is a peaceful village that is situated 20km from the Lake Idro and surrounded by beautiful mountains. The principal of “G. Marconi” Primary School applied for the planting, but the actual planting site was the park near the Catholic Church in the village. The park has fertile land, and many trees and flowers are growing well. The tree planting ceremony began off with Banda Musicale di Casto’s “Ode to Joy.” Dott. Andrea Crescini made a speech, and it was followed by primary school pupils’ singing. Then, Prof. ssa Mariuccia Mascadri, Principal of “G. Marconi” Primary School, offered a few words. After kindergarten children and primary school pupils read their… Read more »

Liceo Scientifico Statale “Guglielmo Marconi” Planting Ceremony

Then, Dr. Ebinuma’s message was read out, and another presentation on the “Kaki Tree Project” by the students was given. There was a talk on the Yugoslavian War during the 1990s by Mr. Milka as well. They put a signboard on a big stone and placed it beside the tree. When they put a wreath made of white flowers and tied a white ribbon to the tree, it drew loud cheers from other students who were watching from the window. That was the end of the planting. Then, they went back to the auditorium and listened to the report of the Roots and Wings network and a singing performance with… Read more »

Malegno Town Hall Tree Planting Ceremony
(Malegno, Brescia, Italy)

Malegno is a town located about an hour by train from Castegnato. Primary school teachers were the ones who applied. As the school informed the town about its participation in the Kaki Tree Project, it received the full cooperation of the town hall for the tree planting ceremony. The municipal library has also been cooperating with the Project in its publicity through various activities. As we arrived in the town, we saw a big rainbow-colored “PACE” flag placed on the front wall of the town-hall building. There were already many people gathered in the front yard of the site. The tree planting ceremony invitation was sent to every single elderly… Read more »

“Vivaldi” Middle School Tree Planting Ceremony
(Bovezzo, Brescia, Italy)

As Mr. Francesco Foletti took us to the town of Bovezzo in his car, we saw kindergarten pupils walking in a long row.  Being led by teachers, they were heading to Vivaldi Middle School to participate the tree planting ceremony. When we arrived at the school and entered the gymnasium, many people, including the Mayor, deputy mayor, middle school and primary school pupils, teachers and parents already gathered there and greeted us with applause. The entire town was welcoming the tree. They decorated the gym walls with displays of children’s works such as their studies on kaki, cooking recipes using kaki and origami kaki fruit. They also hung many origami… Read more »

Berlingo, Tree Presentation Ceremony and Marcia per pace in Franciacorta
(Brescia, Italy)

Franciacorta Peace March 2013 started from Berlingo. Berlingo Mayor (at that time) met Mr.Francesco Foletti in December 2012 and told that he wished to plant the “sapling from the bombed kaki tree” in 2014. Unfortunately, the then Mayor passed away due to a tragic accident a few days later. When Mr. Foletti learned about the incident, he contacted the Kaki Tree Project head office. We asked Dr. Ebinuma for a special permission and the tree presentation ceremony to the town of Berlingo was planned to express condolences for the former Mayor. The former Mayor’s wife and children attended the ceremony on 7 April. After the tree presentation ceremony, the Franciacorta… Read more »

SGI-UK National Centre, Taplow Court
(Taplow Court, UK)

SGI-UK (Soka Gakkai International – UK) National Centre, Taplow Court stands atop a hill beside the River Thames. It is about 30 minutes away from the Heathrow Airport by car, and a “historic building” considered a national heritage by the UK government. Since its opening in 1989, it has been hosting peace exhibitions, art festivals and family festivals. Locals enter and leave the house freely, and love this historic building. There is a library inside the house which displays its history (owners in the past, etc.) and related material. The “sapling from the bombed kaki tree” was planted in the “Garden of Remeberance” in its vast grounds. Mrs. Katja Bailey,… Read more »

Thameside Primary School Tree Planting Ceremony
(Reading, UK)

Thameside Primary School is a state school with 300 pupils from a wide range of cultural and social backgrounds. 30% of the pupils use English as their second language and 31 different languages are spoken within the school. One of the parents, Mrs. Katja Bailey, a friend of Yoriko Miyajima from the Kaki Tree Project head office has two children who attend the school. She has introduced the Project to the school principal, and the principal applied to plant the tree. Prior to the tree planting ceremony, workshops were held on 12 and 13 March. The Parent Forum at the school is a very active parent association, and many creative… Read more »

I.I.S. “A. Badoni” Planting Ceremony
(Lecco, Italy)

The students introduced their Haiku and poems, and also gave guitar and flute performances. Then, everyone moved outside and planted the sapling from the bombed kaki tree. The student representatives put soil over the tree roots, and a nice-looking signboard was set up beside the tree.

Epoka (Motomiya Citizen’s Genki Ikiiki Plaza) with Motomiya Daiichi Junior High School Tree Planting Ceremony
(Motomiya City, Fukushima Prefecture, JAPAN)

The project first started at the Fukushima Geijutsu Keikaku x Art Support Tohoku-Tokyo’s Kick-off Forum on 30 June 2012. In cooperation with the Fukushima prefectural government, Fukushima Museum and Fukushima Prefectural Museum of Art, foster parent recruitment campaigns for the “seedlings of the bombed kaki tree” also began. On 25 December 2012, a talk event on the Kaki Tree Project was held in the community center in Motomiya City. Application for planting was sent by Mayor Yoshiyuki Takamatsu and the board of education. There are three junior high schools within the city. One of them, Motomiya Daini Junior High School has already planted the kaki tree on 14 February 2000…. Read more »

Around War Memorial and Peace Monument, and Mizuho Eco Park Tree Planting Ceremony
(Mizuho-machi, Nishitama-gun, Tokyo, JAPAN)

Around the war memorial and peace monument in Mizuho-machi, the “sapling from the bombed sterculia” and the “bombed camphor tree” are also planted. The town has been working to foster the awareness about peace within the community over the years, so they planted the rose called “Souvenir d’Anne Frank” in eight locations within the town as well. The municipal office has designated the planting day as the “9th Peace Message Awards Ceremony” day. It held a peace message contest prior to the tree planting ceremony and called for entries from children and local residents. The second part took place in the Mizuho-machi community center, and the awards ceremony was held…. Read more »

Smile Kids Park with Shirasawa Junior High School Tree Planting Ceremony
(Motomiya City, Fukushima Prefecture, JAPAN)

Plantings in Fukushima in 2013 took place in five locations as part of the Fukushima Geijutsu Keikaku (Fukushima Art Program) x Art Support Tohoku-Tokyo’s “‘Passing on Fukushima’ Project.” The Fukushima Geijutsu Keikaku x Art Support Tohoku-Tokyo is the Tokyo metropolitan government’s support services for the earthquake-hit area through art and culture. Three public bodies, namely, Fukushima Prefecture, Tokyo Metropolitan Government and Tokyo Cultrure Creation Project (Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture) co-organize and carry out art programs in cooperation with local organizations. They aim to provide, from the perspective of creation of local dynamism and mental health care through art and culture, assistance for restoration and reconstruction by creating… Read more »

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