An artist who attended the tree planting ceremony on 11th of September 2006 at the Puerto Rico Museum of Contemporary Art wrote about the kaki tree in a letter to his sister, who lives in Bolton, England, and then this lady had proposed to the Bolton Interfaith Council to plant the kaki tree in Bolton.
The Bolton Interfaith Council is an organization which promotes peace, mutual understanding and harmony between the people of different faith groups in Bolton. The Bolton Interfaith Council had chosen Mytham Primary School as the planting site because the school is located in the center of the community and its pupils have learned about the atomic bombing of Nagasaki. The Council also helped with preparation for tree planting.
On the day of the tree planting ceremony, a related event was held at Bolton Town Hall in the morning during which the mayor delivered a message, the Kaki Furoshiki presentation took place and children sang and recited their poems. In the afternoon, people moved to Mytham Primary School and the kaki tree was planted in the schoolyard. It was a wonderful tree planting ceremony because the town of Bolton regards objectives such as “Peace” and “Mutual Understanding” as important and their strong awareness of those values was felt throughout the ceremony. The ceremony was also covered hugely by the local newspaper.
