In 1998, Ms. Miho Cibot who was living in Paris and presides the Nagasaki Hiroshima hydrogen bomb research institution sympathized with the kaki tree project and applied for it. Because of her passionate action, Anger and Saint-Denis in French applied to plant kaki trees and four trees were sent to French.
On 10th March 1999, two kaki trees were planted at the yard of Museum Jean Lurcat in Angers. Meanwhile, Aa artist, Lurcat’s tapestry named “The song of the world” that belongs the museum was exhibited in Japan including Hiroshima until May in that year. The city government organized planting trees as a chance of education for citizens. At the planting ceremony, children from the city-public music school sang the song “Everyone’s Kakki” in French. This song was made when Dr.Ebinuma planted a kaki tree at Kawabira elementary school in Nagasaki before the kaki tree project started. Those who sang the song told about the song and Bombed Kaki Tree Jr. in the video of interview by Miyajima shot at the museum.
But unfortunately, planting at Saint-Denis was cancelled because of the schedule. When the staffs from Japan were going to bring back two trees to Japan, Ms. Cibot asked to hold them and said she was going to find the new place to plant that. Then, Miyajima and Dr.Ebinuma left French without two kaki trees. Right after they got back to Japan, Epinay was decided to plant kaki trees because of Ms.Cibot’s efford.
In 24th March 1999, trees were planted the side of the city stadium. There were posters put on the wall in the venue. And the workshop that participants fold cranes with Origami in Festival for citizens. Unfortunately, on that day, NATO started airstrikes to Kosovo. Children fold cranes with pray for the world peace.
