As Mrs. Mari Sakaguchi and her husband Mr. Denis Pesavento who live in Villaverla in the province of Vicenza, Italy participated in the tree plating ceremony at the Villa Venier Park in Sommacampagna, held in 2004, they wanted to organize the project in the province of Vicenza. They consulted with Mr. Rosario Manisera who led the project in Brescia and contacted the person in charge of cultural programs at the Villaverla city hall in order to proceed with the project. Their original plan was to plant the tree at one site in the city, however, the matter was even discussed at the provincial assembly and at the end it became a big project with 10 tree planting sites in the province of Vicenza.
Following the tree plantings at Scuola Elementare Sarcedo and Zugliano Elementary School on 21st of April, at the Montecchio Precalcino Library and Dueville Middle School on 22nd, and at Arnaldo Fusinato Elementary School at 9am and Arnaldo Fusinato Middle School at 10am on 23rd, the tree planting at Collodi Elementary School took place at 11am on the same day.
The school is located in the city of Tiene and its name is taken from the author of Pinocchio, Carlo Collodi.
On the day of the tree planting ceremony, many art works created beforehand were on display inside the school, which were inspired by the persimmon tree. During the ceremony there were speeches given by the mayor, the principal of the school and Mr. Ebinuma as well as a Q&A session where a question such as “Is the bomb survived parent tree still alive?” was raised. As the local TV station was covering the event, it was an exciting and lively ceremony.
