PlantingCeremony

2018

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16 MarUpdated in 2020

A Memorial Park in Montone
Montone, PG, Italy

22 MarAlfredo Szondi Library
Cassano d’Adda, MI, Italy

23 MarSkuli Primary School
Bergamo, BG, Italy

26 Mar

“A. Manzoni” Primary School
Venegono inferiore,VA, Italy

27 MarIstituto Comprensivo “Marco Polo”Cesare Guasti
Primary School Prato, PO, Italy

Mar

Camignone Primary School
Passirano, BS, Italy

20 AprBasmetto Farm

1234567Milan, MI, Italy

20 Apr

S. Antonio Primary School
Piacenza, PC, Italy

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8A Memorial Park in Montone
ItalyMontone, PG
16 Mar 2018

Before the planting ceremony, a project titled “Seeds of Peace” wherestudents of all elementary and junior high schools in Montone read the “Taleof a Kaki Tree” was commenced.
At each of the schools, initiatives to develop the spirit and culture of mutual
respect, educational programs on civil rights and human rights, and contestsof arts expressing visions on peace will be held on a continuous basis. These
initiatives include agricultural experiences where students learn how to takecare of the kaki tree.
Together with time capsules, the kaki tree was planted by children on top ofa hill with a view.

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Alfredo Szondi LibraryItaly
Cassano d'Adda, MI
22 Mar 2018

As applied for by the Passato Prossimo Onlus, an organization promoting
preservation of memories and development of peace cultures, a kaki sapling
was planted at a garden within a town library.
At the planting ceremony, members of a volunteer book reading group Baule
Magico of the library held a book reading session to raise aspiration toward
peace in children of the local community. After the book reading session, an art
workshop was held for children to express their ideas on the tree of peace.
Around the tree, peel of vegetables and fruits participants brought to the site
was sprinkled and then it was covered by soil.
After 10 years from the planting ceremony, a literature competition will beheld to recognize young writers’ stories on the theme of the tree and peace
and to celebrate its 10th anniversary.

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2Skuli Primary SchoolItaly
Bergamo, BG
23 Mar 2018

The Associazione KOKORO, an association for social actions
to promote awareness of Japanese cultures, applied for theproject as its anniversary memorial event in which they planned
to plant a kaki sapling together with hospitalized children.
Prior to the planting ceremony, a picture-story show about
the Kaki Tree Project was performed at six classes of theSkuli Elementary School, Bergamo on February 26 andFebruary 28, along with talks on peace and the A-bombedkaki tree and origami workshop to make origami persimmon.

On March 19, four flash mobs were performed on street by
students of Suardi Music High School.
On March 21, following the introductory remarks by Ms.
Marzia Marchesi, the president of the municipal assemblyof Bergamo, a lecture of a photojournalist Mr. Pierre George
Pescare was delivered at a lecture hall in Bergamo.
On March 23, the kaki tree planting ceremony was held atthe Skuli Elementary School, Bergamo.
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“ A. Manzoni”Primary SchoolItaly
Venegono inferiore, VA
26 Mar 2018

During the World War I, a number of lives
were also taken at this small town, which
created people’s yearning for freedom, loveof family, equality, and peace. As a hundredyears had passed since the end of thewar, they applied for planting of a second
generation A-bombed kaki tree sapling as a monument to preserve memoriesof the tragedy in the town and the A-bombing at the end of the World War II.
10 years later, all the people involved in the planting will be invited to ananniversary event to recall the planting ceremony. Stones painted by children
were placed around the kaki tree sapling to express their resolution not toforget their aspiration for peace and to preserve the tragic memories.

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Primary SchoolItaly
Prato, PO27 Mar 2018

The Comprehensive School of Marco Polo is an ethnically-andlinguistically-diverse school attended by children of ages from3 to 14, about 65% of whom are from 19 countries otherthan Italy. The school with mixture of students of different
cultures and languages applied for the Kaki Tree Project asthey believe the kaki tree would become a symbol of consort,hope, and peace for the students of great diversity.
The kaki tree sapling is taken care of by a “kaki tree friendscommittee” comprised of selected students from each class,teachers, and guardians so that as many students as possible
can be involved in the project in ten years.
Several months prior to the planting ceremony, students
started activities on the theme of the kaki tree and peace.
At the planting ceremony, students, teachers, guardians,
stakeholders in Prato community, and representatives of theschool’s administrative department were present and students
performed songs, poetry reading, and dances to convey theirresolution to routinely take concrete actions to plant seedsof peace. Also, children put their hope and messages toward
peace in a time capsule and buried it near the kaki sapling.
The time capsule will be unburied at the 10th anniversary
ceremony to be held 10 years later.

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5Camignone Primary School
Italy
Passirano, BSMar 2018

Last March, teachers of the Camignone district who
participated in a peace march (organized by another plantingsite organizer) in Paderno, Passirano and they were keenly
inspired by deep yearning for peace expressed and shared in
the integrated campaign promoted by schools and citizensof neighboring communities. Then, the teachers applied forplanting of the kaki sapling.
Prior to the planting ceremony, children produced posters on
the theme of peace, which were displayed to the public at anexhibition.
At the outstanding planting ceremony, members of the local
community and municipal staff were invited and students
sang songs and performed dances.

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6Basmetto Farm
Italy
Milan, MI20 Apr 2018

A kaki sapling was planted within a study farm designed for
horticultural therapy at the バズメット Farm owned by theMunicipality of Milan. Users of the institution engaged in carefor the farm are the intellectually/physically handicapped intheir ages of 16-70.
At the ceremony, the kaki sapling was planted at the centerof a specially-prepared flowerbed and children of the local
community and users of the institution covered the sapling withsoil little by little in turns. Besides the planting ceremony, thefirst “birthday” of the kaki tree was cerebrated with an origami
workshop and balloon release with messages for peace.

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7S. Antonio Primary SchoolItaly
Piacenza, PC
20 Apr 2018

It was a talk about the Kaki Tree Project by a Japanesefourth-grade student that raised sympathy of classmates andled this project to be introduced at the school.
The kaki tree will become a symbol of peace and a “testifier”
that is handed over from the fifth-grade students (the lastgrade of elementary schools in Italy) to the first-grade students.
First, the fifth-grade students take care of the tree for a year
and will hand it over to the next first-grade students.
At the planting ceremony, craftworks primarily representing
Japanese people’s respect for the nature and others,
patience, and persistence were exhibited, involving not only
students of the school but also local community members.
At the 10th anniversary, grown-up graduates (21- and 16year-old) will be invited and gather together with senior
students (11-year-old) under the kaki tree.

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