PlantingCeremony

2016

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19 MarUpdated in 2020

Park in Via Brescia Beside the War Memorial
Rodengo-saiano, BS, Italy

19 MarSEIRANKAN the Museum of Calligraphy
Konan-shi, Aichi, Japan

02 Apr

San Giacomo della Segnate Primary School
San Giacomo, MN, Italy

09 AprPaderno Franciacorta Primary School
Castegnato, BS, Italy

09 Apr

Association Gaetano Negri ONLUS
Milano, MI, Italy

09 AprCastiglione Olona Middle School
Castiglione Olona,VA, Italy

29 AprIstituto Comprensivo “Niccolo Tommaseo”
Torino, TO, Italy

29 AprBiblioteca Municipal de FelgueirasLixa, Portugal

17 Sept

Ubuntu Park
Lurate Caccivio, CO, Italy

Istituto Compresivo Azzano MellaAzzano Mella, BS, Italy

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Beside the War Memorial
Italy
Rodengo-saiano, BS
19 Mar 2016

The kaki tree was planted on 19th March in the 5,000 sq meter park which ismanaged by local citizens. An edible landscape (where fruits and vegetables
are planted) has been built in the park, and a number of plants and trees arealso planted.
The tree-planting ceremony took place to commemorate the sister cities
relationship between Rodengo Saiano and Lyon. Many second gradersof middle school in Lyon participated in, too. They wrote messages andinstalledthe low wooden
fence around the tree forminga triangular shape, and placeda beautiful plaquebeside it.
Then, a peace meeting washeld on 6th April.

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SEIRANKAN
the Museum of Calligraphy
JapanKonan-shi, Aichi
19 Mar 2016

On March 20, a tree-planting ceremony washeld in Konan City, Aichi Prefecture.
The tree was planted in a small garden on
the grounds of the Seirankan Foundation.
The SEIRANKAN is an educational facility
that preserves and exhibits the works of Oike
Seiran, one of Japan's leading calligraphers,
as well as providing calligraphy education.
About 40 people, mostly children who attend
calligraphy classes, participated in the event.
Also, "Bunzo," a popular character from Aichi
Prefecture, came to visit us!
The "Persimmon Art of Peace" exhibition, in
which people wrote letters for peace, wasalso held at the same time, and 954 works ofart were collected.

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2San Giacomo della Segnate
Primary SchoolItaly
San Giacomo, MN
2 Apr 2016
Replanted in 2017

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3Paderno Franciacorta
Primary School
Italy
Castegnato, BS
9 Apr 2016

Abrami Marilena, a teacher at Paderno Franciacorta
Elementary School applied for tree planting, and it took place
on April 9th. The school started projects on peace a few
years ago, and has conducted a number of projects sincethen.They wish children to have a firm belief that war will not
help people grow and thrive, and in order to do so, they haveproceeded with the projects associated with the tree-planting.
Originally, they planed to plant the tree in their school yard,
but it was planted in the park near the elementary school. At
the ceremony, children, their parents and many people fromlocal groups took part. They decorated a huge tree in thepark, displaying promises of peace, made of cardboard, andcelebrated the occasion with music and singing. Tiny buds
already sprouted from the planted tree.

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4Castiglione Olona Middle SchoolItaly
Castiglione Olona, VA
9 Apr 2016

The town of Olona in the province of Varese applied fortree planting. They have learned about the Kaki Tree Projectthrough Mr. Rosario Manisera of Fuji Cultural Association.
The tree-planting ceremony was held at Olona Middle Schoolon 9th of April. Children from several schools and many
local residents, including the mayor, participated. The KakiFusoshiki, wrapping cloth, designed by Katsuhiko Hibino
was introduced, and they put medium-sized stones withpictures drawn by children around the planted tree. They also
displayed drawings and other works of children inside theschool, and a number of people went to see them. The local
newspaper ran a big article on it as well.

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5Association Gaetano
Negri ONLUS
Italy
Milano, MI
9 Apr 2016

The tree-planting ceremony took place at

The association staff learned about the KakiAssociazione Gaetano Negri ONLUS on theTree Project through the Kaki Tree Story

9th of April.

book, which was published last year (Italiantranslation), and were greatly inspired.

The association was established in 1961

Through the Kaki Tree Project, teachers

to support people with mental and physicalwanted to create an opportunity for children

disabilities. Since then, it has continued its

inside the institution to meet children outside.

activities with aims to raiseawareness among
the general publicand people with mental

Ms. Tiziana applied for tree planting afterand physical disabilities that they are also

meeting a person from the association. The

worthwhile and have equal rights as well,person wanted to hold the tree-planting

and to support art making and their works toceremony after having heard the Kaki Treebuild relationships based onspiritual values

Project and the Kaki Story. At the ceremony,and ethical existence regardless of disabledchildren underage made a number of works,

people’s production capability.

including ceramic works with kaki tree motifs.

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6Istituto Comprensivo"Niccolo Tommaseo"
Italy
Torino, TO
29 Apr 2016

The city of Torino applied for tree planting.

the planted kaki tree. Other activities included

The tree-planting ceremony took place on 29th

singing songs and Haiku reading.

April at “Niccolo Tommaseo” Comprehensive

Some of the children’s works displayed atSchool. Children have learned about theSeirankan (Kounan City, Aichi Prefecture,“A-bombed kaki tree” at school.

Japan) where the tree-planting ceremony took
place on March 20th, prior to this school wereAt the ceremony, children wrote messages on

displayed along with drawings created bystones, and the stones were placed aroundchildren in Italy.

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7Biblioteca Municipal
de FelgueirasPortugalLixa
29 Apr 2016

An embroidery company called HEARTSArtist: www.thechildartist.com/en. A portion

applied for tree planting.

of their sales will be contributed to the Kaki
Tree Project office.

At HEARTS, they focus on quality products,
and all embroidery works are made by hands

The biggest challenge this time wasof 8 embroiders. They use cork instead oftransportation of the kaki tree. It had

leather, which is normally used for fasteners.

smoothly arrived at an airport in Portugal, but

They have a brand called “The Child Artist”,

then a large amount of customs duty was

and its handmade women’s accessories

charged, and the invaluable phytosanitarycapture children’s art works. They havecertificate was lost, so HEARTS had tostarted this line as they wanted to show

prepare a heap of documents. Of course,

children’s wonderful creativity to the world.

we sent a number of documents from theThey have been working on this project

Kaki Tree office to help them. Nevertheless,for some time, and have collaborated withthe kaki tree that was dispatched on 3rd

institutions for underprivileged children overFebruary from Japan arrived on 24th March

the past years and contributed a portion ofin Portugal, and it was alive although it had

their profits.

taken a month and a half after shipping.

They found out about our project on theThe tree-planting ceremony took place

Internet. They asked us whether we wereon 29th April, delayed by a month, in theinterested in developing collaborative

garden of the municipal library of Felgueiras.

products, and we met and directly discussed

Children first listened to the story of thewith Tiago Viera, CEO and Patricia Costa,

kaki tree inside the library, and made kaki

who came to Japan from Portugal to takefruit and pasted them on the big kaki tree

part in an exhibition held at Tokyo Big Sight.

drawn on paper during the workshop. Then,they planted the sapling from the bombed

Later, among the kaki tree drawings made bykaki tree in the garden. We would like tochildren who participated in the tree-planting

express our sincere gratitude to the people atceremonies and workshops, three of them

HEARTS for putting themselves through thewere chosen for “The Child Artist” branddifficult situations and communication withand twill products (scarves) have been made.

the customs

They are available on their website. The Childauthority.

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Parco Ubuntu
Italy
Lurate Caccivio, CO
17 Sept 2016
Replanted in 2017

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Azzano Mella
Italy
Azzano Mella, BS2016
Replanted on 25 Mar 2017

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