Planting
Ceremony

2022

Revive Time・Kaki Tree ProjectINDEX
19 Feb

Updated in 2023

Chiba City Museum of Art
Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture, Japan

19 MarCommunity Public Park
Lograto, Brescia, Italy

22 MarChiba Prefectural Wakamatsu High School

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Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture, Japan

27 MarLesignano Farmhouse
Repubblica di San Marino

1 Apr

Kitakyushu Yamada Green Space
Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan

4 Apr

Castelportian Presidential Summer Estate

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Rome, Italy

10 AprHouse of Peace “La Filanda”
Casalecchio di Reno, Bologna, Italy

11 AprAndrea Mantegna Hospitality Institute
Brescia, Italy

21 AprSchool of VALLIBergamo, Italy

22 Apr

Giorgio Perlasca Primary School
Quinto Vicentino,Vicenza

14 MayTokyo Fuji Art Museum
Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan

5 Jun

La Boschina Community Park
Calcinato, Brescia, Italy

2 Oct

Garden of Continenti
Scampia, Napoli, Italy

21 NovOliveta Park
Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy

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Chiba City Museum of Art
Japan
Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture
19 February, 2022

On February 19th, a tree planting ceremony for the "Revive Time: Kaki Tree
Project" was held at the Chiba City Museum of Art, where a sapling of the
A-Bombed Kaki Tree II from Nagasaki was planted.

This tree-planting ceremony was held as a related event to the "Tatsuo
Miyajima | Chronicle 1995-2020" exhibition, which took place at themuseum from September 19th to December 13th, 2020. Despite multiple
COVID-19 related postponements, the ceremony was successfully held.

The ceremony was held in the Sayado Hall of Chiba City Museum of Art,
which used to be the Chiba branch of the old Kawasaki Bank. The hall
has a high ceiling and is a designated cultural property of Chiba City. Prior
to the tree-planting, a photo exhibition of past "Revive Time - Kaki Tree
Project" tree-plantings was held in the Sayado Hall. Additionally, a workshop
entitled "Let's Make a Persimmon Tree Mobile" was held twice before andafter the ceremony as a related event. Due to infection control measures,the workshop was limited to 10 groups per session, and participants were
determined by lottery. Despite the use of kits provided by the museum, thechildren came up with their own creative ideas and made wonderful mobiles.

Before the tree planting ceremony, speeches were delivered by Mr. Keisuke Mori, the exhibition's curator, Director
Yamanashi, and Miyajima at Sayado Hall. Dr. Ebinuma's message from Nagasaki was conveyed on his behalf, andartist Mr. Yuuki Hayashi, a collaborator on an exhibition piece, also spoke.

The kaki tree was planted in a very sunny location just next to the museum's cafe on the ground floor facing thestreet. The children used shovels to help plant the tree. Lastly, the museum's curators smoothed the soil, set up a
supporting stake, and watered the tree generously to complete the planting. They hope that the tree will grow up
to be big and strong together with the children in this location.

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1Community Public Park
Italy
Lograto, Brescia
19 March 2022

The ceremony was carried out in two stages, with strict adherence to COVID-19 guidelines.
Initially, a small group of children planted the tree. Later, on May 27th, 2023, the municipal
administration and a local association called Gruppo Ambiente Lograto held a large celebration
with the community and schools from the area. The mayors from neighboring municipalities
were also in attendance, along with Giuliano Aradori and Prof. Antonio De Matola, who, with
the Brescian committee, had visited Japan in 2018 and inspirated the realization of project inthis location.
The festivities were accompanied by the school orchestra playing songs related to peace andthe desire to eliminate the use of nuclear bombs and all other types of weapons.

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Wakamatsu High School
Japan
Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture
22 March, 2022

In 2020, during the "Tatsuo Miyajima | Chronicle 1995-2020" exhibition
held at the Chiba City Museum of Art, Ms. Masae Sato, an art teacher
at Wakamatsu High School in Chiba Prefecture, visited the exhibit of the"Revive Time: Kaki Tree Project." She applied to plant a second-generation
kaki tree, which led to the realization of the tree planting ceremony.
In 2021, the high school had planned a school trip to Okinawa to learn
about war and implement peace education at school. Unfortunately, due tothe COVID-19 pandemic, the school trip was canceled, and the students
lost the opportunity to learn about war. The art department of the highschool took the initiative and started to learn about the project beforehand.
They even exhibited works on the theme of the kaki tree project at the
Chiba Prefectural High School Comprehensive Cultural Festival.
Despite the rain on March 22nd, all students convened in the gymnasiumfor the "ART in You - PEACE in ART" assembly. Principal Yuichi Miyagi spoke, followed by Mr. Tatsuo Miyajima
presenting the Kaki Tree Project through a PowerPoint, sharing Dr. Ebinuma's message. The "A-bombed
Kaki Tree II" was unveiled, and the student council representative revealed its name as "Megumi," meaning"blessing" or "grace," on a charming flag, evoking gratitude from the students.
The actual tree planting ceremony took place the next day, March 23rd, with the representative students. The
athletes of the track and field team and the artillery throwers also helped in digging the holes for the preliminary
preparations. They celebrated the planting of the persimmon trees together by using paper cups with designs of
persimmon trees made by the students during art class prior to the tree-planting ceremony as shovels, pouring
soil on the saplings, and attaching them to the trees around them. One month later, "Megumi" sprouted.

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Repubblica di San Marino
Lesignano
27 March 2022

After a year of programming together with Dr. Gabriele Geminiani, creator of the SAN MARINO GREEN
FESTIVAL, also involving a primary school class coordinated by teacher Milena Ercolani, managed tocarry out the planting ceremony. There were many authorities: the bishop of San Marino, the Italianambassador in San Marino and the regents of the state of San Marino.
Under the great banner much loved also by dr. Ebinuma, peace games were held, and the work doneby the boys of the school involved in the project was presented.
Together with the Nagasaki Kaki Tree, friends from Monte Magno in the province of Lucca planted
a holm oak, offspring of a historic holm oak, which was to be found on the VIA FRANCIGENA, thehistorical road that led pilgrims to Rome on their way to the Pope's city. This holm oak it was the tree
from which a great Italian artist named Giorgio Gaber took inspiration for his songs. The planting site isclose to a small Shinto temple that the owner of the estate wanted as an "oasis of peace."時の蘇生 ・ 柿の木プロジ ェクト | 2022 植樹式

4Kitakyushu Yamada
Green SpaceJapan
Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture
1 April 2022

Mr. Ryoji Fujita, president of Kyushu Landscaping, visited Kitakyushu City to receive "Kayoko
cherry tree seedlings" at the city's request. During this visit, Dr. Masayuki Ebinuma informed
him about the "Revive Time: Kaki Tree Project," prompting Mr. Fujita to apply for tree planting.
The Yamada Ryokuchi area where the "A-bombed Kaki Tree II" planting took place is a park
managed and operated by Kyushu Landscaping, where there used to be an ammunition depot
for the Japanese Army. The former site of the ammunition depot was used as a park, and thepark owner wished to plant trees here out of a desire for peace.
Regrettably, the tree-planting ceremony was canceled due to COVID-19. However, the historyof this kaki tree will be shared with future elementary school visitors to the park in Kitakyushu
City. The kaki tree will be taken care of by the staff and volunteers of Yamada Green Park.

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5CASTELPORTIAN Presidential
Summer Estate
Italy
Rome
4 April 2022

The municipality of Castegnato (very active in the KAKI project) and the board of KAKI TREEEUROPE after having had a surprise visit to their town by the President of the Republic on
November 1, 2020 to remember the victims of COVID 19, have decided to offer a second
generation persimmon tree to President Sergio Mattarella.
President Sergio Mattarella wanted the tree to be placed in the garden of his summer
residence where all Italian citizens will be able to see it together with other plants donated by
Kings, Queens and heads of state from all over the world.
The ceremony led with great availability by the president's staff and coordinated by the
director Dr. Giulia Bonella also had as guests the representative of the Japanese Embassy in
Italy, Tokuko Nabeshima.
A delegation of 35 people representing the municipality of Castegnato was present,
represented by the municipal councilor with responsibility for peace, S.ra Giulia Bonomelli andthe various souls of the KAKI TREE EUROPE project.

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House of Peace “La Filanda”
Italy
Casalecchio di Reno, Bologna
10 April 2022

The house of peace in Casalecchio di Reno is a beautiful reality where many people work
together to bring the message to the world in various ways that VIOLENCE makes no sense
to live together.
Led by Professor Maurizio Sgarzi they alternated during the ceremony: music, poetry,
theatrical scenes and artistic performances that had a single message "PEACE IS THE THING
THAT CAN GIVE BEAUTY TO LIFE".
Also in the presence of the local administrators, a primary school class took on the taskof following the growth of the plant not only botanically speaking, but also with annual
commemorative initiatives for this day.
At the same time all the associations working at the CASA DELLA PACE have asked
the EUROPEAN committee that every year a plant can be planted in every school of thecomprehensive school called "CROCE".

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Andrea Mantegna
Hospitality Institute
Italy
Brescia
11 April 2022

Revive Time: Kaki Tree Project and the ceremony initially set for spring 2020, took placein 2022 due to extensive COVID-19 school restrictions. The ceremony began with an
online connection with Tatsuo Miyajima and his wife Yoriko who brought greetings fromthe Japanese committee. Subsequently we went to the school garden to plant the secondgeneration of the bombed kaki tree.
The Japanese consulate in Milan's representative and the mayor of the Municipality of Brescia,
Dr. Emilio Del Bono, led the planting ceremony. Professor Rosa Scarpa, a KAKI TREE EUROPE
board member, guided the reading of the messages that the students had prepared in these
two years of waiting.
The event concluded as hotel school students presented a sizable lunch, emphasizing theconnection between the meeting of the two realities—Italian and Japanese.

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School of VALLI
Italy
Bergamo
21 April 2022

The Kaki Tree Planting ceremony took place in this diverse primary school, where children
from 42 different nationalities gathered, to share the story of Chiyoko Kitamura, a survivorof the Nagasaki atomic disaster. Maki Kitamura, the granddaughterof Chiyoko Kitamura,eloquently recounted the tragic experience her grandmother shared with her, which took place
on August 9, 1945.
Junko Nashimori, the President of Kokoro, an association dedicated to serving the Bergamo
area, conveyed warm greetings on behalf of the association, together with Dr. Marzia Marchesi,
the Councilor for Peace of Bergamo. The Liceo Musicale Secco Suardo added a melodious
dimension to the ceremony, skillfully punctuating crucial moments with musical performances.

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Primary School
Italy
Quinto Vicentino, Vicenza
22 April 2022

At the "Giorgio Perlasca" Primary School, a great ceremony was held for the planting of the secondgeneration kaki tree. The event was filled with an enthusiastic and lively participation from all the students,
who conveyed numerous messages of peace and joy.
Under the guide of teacher Roberta Albano, who wholeheartedly embraced Carlotta Antoni's dream ofbringing a KAKI tree she had seen in Trento to fruition. Despite a light rain falling from the sky, theircommitment remained unwavering.
The presence of the mayor of Quinto Vicentino added a touch of optimism to the occasion, as heemphasized the beauty of the project. It was noteworthy that this school delegation had previously
participated in a planting event at the garden of the President of the Republic on April 4th. Alongside theyoungest ambassador of KAKI TREE EUROPE, Angelo Garbin, certificates of adherence and participation in
the project were presented to the teachers, Paola and Anna, as a token of appreciation.

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Tokyo Fuji Art Museum
Japan
Hachioji, Tokyo
14 May 2022

In promoting the SDGs, the Tokyo Fuji Art Museum in Hachioji City, Tokyo, resonated with the activities of the "Revive
Time: Kaki Tree Project". Of the 17 goals of the SDGs, "4: Quality education for all," "10: Eliminate inequality among people
and nations," "11: Create cities where people can continue to live," "15: Protect also the wealth of land," "16: Peace andjustice for all," and "17: Achieve goals through partnership" are the goals of the "SDGs x Revive Time: Kaki Tree Project".
Furthermore, we positioned actions toward these goals as the first step toward peace and happiness for people around theworld and set the keyword as " Tsunagaru (connecting).” Under the theme of " Tsunagaru," one of the processes toward
peace, we will launch the "Tsunagaru - Arts for Peace project," a series of projects to create peace by connecting our staff,
the community, the world, and our hearts through the power of art, and 2022 will be the first year of the project.
Kaki Tree Project started in April 2022, and an exhibition was held to introduce the project. As a delivery class, a picturestory show "Kaki Tree Family Members" (author: Kidani Anken) was performed at a nursery school to give an overview ofthe Kaki Tree Project. In addition, several workshops by artist and executive committee member Kiwako Kitagami were held
prior to the tree-planting ceremony, and flags were displayed by Misa Asano.
The tree-planting ceremony on May 14 was attended by many people, as it was the first unrestricted tree-planting ceremony
in a long time amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Many university students majoring in "Museum Education" also participatedas volunteers of the storytelling and workshops. Four workshops were held simultaneously from the morning, including a
picture-story show about persimmon trees and making badges, and a workshop by Ms. Kiwako Kitagami was also held on
the day of the tree-planting ceremony, where participants wrote messages on persimmon leaves and attached them to alarge persimmon tree. (The number of messages reaches 2,000 over the next four months.)
The tree-planting ceremony started at 11:00 a.m. with the beautiful sound of a violin, and Akira Fujiwara, a fifth grader,served as the host. It was raining until just before the tree-planting ceremony started, but as soon as it began, the rain
stopped, which was truly miraculous. After a talk by the curator in charge, Ms. Mikako Hiraya, a curator, "Matsuhime
Mappy," a mascot character from Hachioji City, also showed up and buried a time capsule containing letters and drawings
with the children. Dr. Masayuki Ebinuma, a tree doctor from Nagasaki, also came to the event and expressed his gratitude
to all the participants. Tatsuo Miyajima then introduced the project and joined the large crowd in planting Nagasaki's 2nd
generation of "A-bombed kaki tree.” It was truly a lively tree-planting ceremony.
In the afternoon, Dr. Masayuki Ebinuma spoke, and a cross talk was held between Mr. Katsuhiko Hibino, who has been thepresident of Tokyo University of the Arts since this April, and Tatsuo Miyajima. Mr. Hibino has been a longtime supporterof the Kaki Tree Project, giving workshops in Venice when the project participated in the Venice Biennale in 1999 and also
designing the Kaki Tree Furoshiki.
At the end of the event, a commemorative photo was taken with Mr. Hibino, Dr. Ebinuma, and everyone else involved in the
project. It was a truly productive day, with people from all over Japan and from the tree-planting areas gathering to meetwith Dr. Ebinuma.

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La Boschina Community Park
Italy
Calcinato, Brescia
5 June 2022

In this newly established park, dedicated to culture and passionately supported by themunicipal administration of Calcinato, a town located between Brescia and Mantua, the KAKI
TREE of NAGASAKI was warmly welcomed. Spearheaded by lawyer METILDE CAFFETTO,
numerous cultural initiatives have been brought to life, with the first being the ceremonial
planting of the persimmon tree in this very park.
The atmosphere was further enhanced by the enchanting performances of the children, who
passionately sang peace songs. Their remarkable choir was even invited to Brescia for ameeting with Tatsuo Miyajima, where they showcased their musical talents and shared theirartistic work.
The presence of Mayor Dr. Nicoletta Maestri and other esteemed authorities gave life to themunicipality's official commitment to the European project. The large flag of peace that is
now always present at the ceremonies, concluding this well-attended ceremony on a highnote with lively dances for peace.

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Garden of Continenti
Italy
Scampia, Napoli
2 October 2022

It was a long journey to get to this ceremony. In 2020 two plants should have been planted in
two schools in the Scampia district of Naples, but the difficulties of customs clearance madethe plants suffer and died shortly after.
Scampia is a neighborhood that in the years 1970-1990 experienced many crime problems.
The mafia called Camorra killed people almost on daily basis, and drugs were the main
problem alongside the absence of essential services and social engagement. Some people bychoice of life decided to come and live here to give a new vision of life and today there aremany associations that try to make this place better through sport, music, theatre, cooking,and other activities. In the "garden of the 5 continents" where a landfill previously existed,
the persimmon plant coordinated by the PANGEA network has been planted.
It was a wonderful celebration, with each association contributing their unique strengths. Aldo
Bifulco, a retired professor, and Mirella, partner of the talented mural artist Felice Pignataro,
were among the first to arrive in Scampia, initiating change. Today, Scampia's transformationis ongoing and remarkable.

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Oliveta Park
Italy
Sesto Fiorentino, Florence
21 November 2022

A plant had arrived in Sesto Fiorentino in 2019, but the travail of the journey weakened it.
Vladislav Gavryusev, the project contact person together with the MONDO SENZA GUERRE
association, requested a new plant. After the difficulties of COVID-19, Vladislav managed tounite a school, the municipal administration, and some pacifist friends to be able to plant theNagasaki KAKI in a city park of olive trees.
At the ceremony, together with the local authorities of Sesto Fiorentino, some primaryschool classes and a class of very young children were present. The representatives of themunicipality of Camaiore (Lucca) who are starting the process to carry out the KAKI project
also took part in the ceremony. After a few weeks, the beautiful sign installed to explain the
project was broken by vandals… Vladisav and his family immediately repaired it to give a signof resistance even in the face of this gratuitous violence.

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