PlantingCeremony

2004

Revive Time・Kaki Tree ProjectINDEX
20 Feb

Updated in 2020

Toride 2nd Junior High School
Toride-shi, Ibaraki, Japan

20 Mar

Garden of Via Aleardi Kindergarten
Desenzano, BS, Italy

20 Mar

Garden Center
Desenzano, BS, Italy

20 Mar

Garden of Rivoltella Kindergarten
Desenzano, BS, Italy

21 MarVilla Venier Via Bassa
Sommacampagna,VR, Italy

24 Mar

St Elizabeth’s Centre
Hertfordshire, UK

26 Mar

Hollygirt School
Nottingham, UK

01 AprFrancavilla al MaleFrancavilla al Mare, CH, Italy

23 MayAjonc Garden
Lille, FranceKoubun Junior High School
Ogaki-shi, Gifu,JapanEnami Junior High School
Ogaki-shi, Gifu,JapanMinami Junior High School
Ogaki-shi, Gifu,JapanNishi Elementary School
Ogaki-shi, Gifu,JapanAyasato Elementary School
Ogaki-shi, Gifu,Japan

Minami Elementary School
Ogaki-shi, Gifu,Japan

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Toride 2nd JuniorHigh SchoolJapan
Toride-shi, Ibaraki
20 Feb 2004

Mr. Toru Nukui, the PTA president of the Toride

was attended by the first and second year

City Second Junior High School, introduced

students only. However, after the third year

the Kaki Project to the school and the school

students had watched the NHK news whichapplied for the project to celebrate the 50th

covered the ceremony, there was a request

anniversary of the founding of the school.

from them, so the DVD screening of the Kaki

Every year, 2 students are chosen from each

Tree Project was urgently organized for thejunior high school in the city and are dispatchedthird year students.

to Hiroshima as goodwill ambassadors. The
student council and school staff worked

On the 9th of January 2005, “Toride Youth

together to plan the tree planting ceremony inMessage Contest” was held at the Toride

order to convey what the students had learned

Civic Center and the representatives from thein Hiroshima – the foolishness of war and thestudent council of the Toride City Second

preciousness of peace.

Junior High School made a presentation onplanting of the seedlings from the bombed

As the school brass band performed at thetree. On the 29th October 2005, the 50thtree planting ceremony, a chorus consisted

anniversary of the founding of the schoolof 300 first and second year students sang

was held and Tatsuo Mijyajima presented“The only flower in the world” and the two“Illustrations of the Kaki Tree Project” toschool goodwill ambassadors vowed thatthe school in celebration of the school’s“We will never forget the misery of war and50th anniversary. The school’s project wasvow to live powerfully in the present.” Aftercontinuously introduced in the city reportthey watched the DVD of the project, twoafterward and in 2009, a story on the projectpersimmon trees were planted in the presence

appeared in a supplementary reader fromof Mr. Ebinuma at the main entrance of theMitsumura Tosho Publishing for moral classschool. Since the third year students had to(for the first year of the junior high school).

prepare forThe tree planting ceremony at the school isthe highintroduced in the story in the book.

schoolentrance

In August 2020, the Toride City magazine

exams in a

"Public Relations Toride" was covered by aweek, thelarge kaki tree and students from Toride 2ndceremony

Junior High School.

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Kindergarten
Italy
Desenzano, BS20 Mar 2004

Mr. Rosario Manisera of Associazione

and an original dance theater piece of theculturale italo giapponese Fuji, a friend of Mr.

story of the bombed persimmon tree wasDuilio Zogno who led the project in Brescia,performed by the children at the center of

Italy in 2000, introduced the project and tree

the school with light music. They surroundedplanting was carried out at 3 sites, Aleardi

the tree and danced together in a circle. At

Nursery School, Rivoltella Nursery School andthe end, they released the persimmon-colored

the Garden Center.

balloons into the sky. There were something
like leaves that tied to the balloons and aOn the day of the tree planting, the tree

poem was written on those leaves: “We growplanting ceremony at Rivoltella Nursery

like a persimmon tree and comes the spring.

school was held in the morning and theIn winter we keep our heads down and dress

ceremony at Aleardi Nursery School was heldwith the rain of sorrow in the fall. We soakat 3pm. A lot of children from the schoolin the sun and branch, and as we twist theand their parents gathered and they planted

hands around like the branches, our bodies

a seedling in the presence of Mr. Ebinuma inare filled.” It was a delightful ceremony filled

the schoolyard. A number of persimmon treewith sparkling energy of the children.

pictures were pasted on the school windows

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Italy
Desenzano, BS
20 Mar 2004

Mr. Rosario Manisera of Associazione culturale italo giapponese Fuji, a friendof Mr. Duilio Zogno who led the project in Brescia, Italy in 2000, introduced
the project and tree planting was carried out at 2 nursery schools (AleardiNursery School and Rivoltella Nursery School) as well as the Garden Center inthe city.
In the morning of the 20th of March, the day when the tree planting
ceremonies at the two nursery schools were to be held, two seedlings
were handed over to the Garden Center staff from the executive committee
members of the project.. Later, the trees were planted in front of the house.
The same plate which is installed at the two nursery schools is installed at
the foot of the tree.

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Kindergarten
Italy
Desenzano, BS20 Mar 2004

Mr. Rosario Manisera of Associazioneof man such

culturale italo giapponese Fuji, a friend of Mr.

as bonds

Duilio Zogno who led the project in Brescia,

between

Italy in 2000, introduced the project andpeople andtree planting was carried out at 3 sites in theencounter.

city of Desenzano, namely Aleardi Nursery

Also, to let

School, Rivoltella Nursery School and thethe children

Garden Center. Aleardi Nursery School andlearn the preciousness of life, each classroom

Rivoltella Nursery School were new schools

had items such as “food” and “Marine life”

just opened in that year. They applied foron display.

the project to celebrate their opening of theschool. The nursery school initially wanted

The tree planting ceremony was attended

to plant the seedling in September 2003 atby a lot of children from the school and their

the same time as the opening of the school,

parents and they planted a seedling in thehowever, they take the planting conditions

presence of Mr. Ebinuma in the schoolyard.

for the seedling into account and carried out

After speeches given by the Mayor andthe tree planting ceremony in March, which

Mr. Ebinuma, they showed a few pieces ofwas the best planting time for the seedling.

work by the children such as a torn paper
collage of persimmon. Then, everybody sang

Prior to the ceremony, a special classmerrily together accompanied by guitar.

called “Chemical reaction for peace” wasThe ceremony was filled with smiles andconducted. The contents of the class wereconveyed the warm welcome shown to thesuch: “War” is generated by the chemical

seedling by the teachers, parents and eachreaction of man and in the same fashion

children who came all together.

“peace” is generated by the chemical reaction
From this year on, Mr. Rosario
Manisera has carried out
planting of the seedlings fromthe bombed persimmon tree
at more than 20 sites in theProvince of Brescia whereDesenzano is situated.
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Italy
Desenzano, BS
21 Mar 2004

Mr. Lucio Allegri, the chairman of theAssociazione Culturale Locomotiva Fumante(Locomotiva Fumante Cultural Association),
applied for the project and the seedlingwas planted in the Villa Venier Park. Inside
the park, there is “villa Venier”, a historicalbuilding that was built in 1800 and on the dayof the tree planting ceremony, many colorfuldrawings and messages by children were on
display inside the villa.
The tree planting ceremony was held in the park and after
speeches given by the acting mayor, the chairman and Mr.
Masayuki Ebinuma, the two seedlings were planted by thechildren while the local brass band performed. They also
released a lot of colorful balloons with little notes on whichwish for peace was written into the sky. After the tree
planting, several workshops of Japanese calligraphy, tea
ceremony and Origami were held inside the villa with thecooperation of “FUJIKAI” of Associazione culturale italo
giapponese Fuji. The local project office was making its own
book to introduce the Kaki Tree Project under the supervisionof Mr. Lucio Allegri and Ms. Rucia Cipriani. It also made posters
and cards for the tree planting ceremony. Those products weredistributed to the guests who attended the ceremony so that
more people came to know about the project.

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St Elizabeth's Centre
UKHertfordshire
24 Mar 2004

St. Elizabeth’s Centre is a 100-year-old care

carrying flags of peace and keeping rhythm

facility for people with epilepsy. The Centre

with flags, drums, maraca, etc. They planted

also comprises a special school for young

two seedlings and at the same time buried apeople with epilepsy. That year, the Centre

box contained persimmon leaves on which

was planning events in which the Centre, thewishes for peace were written at the foot ofschool and local residents could join together

the trees.

to celebrate its 100th anniversary. The project
leader of the 100th anniversary events wasA lot of patients who were staying at theMr. Ray Rolfe, an artist.. He also participatedCentre participated in the ceremony andin and helped run the tree planting ceremony

especially the older generation who had

at the Finsbury Park, London in 2001. At thatexperienced war made warm remarks. Theytime, he felt that “a positive consciousness

are the ones who lost their friends and town

was developed among the participants” andin the war, and they are the living witness

that’s why he applied for the tree planting atto the war, yearning for peace. They werethe St. Elizabeth’s Centre.

truly happy to meet with the seedlings. Sister
Annette, the representative of the Centre,

On the day of the tree planting ceremony,

told us that “We are not just going to nurturepatients and their families got together at

the seedlings alone but we will invite andthe Centre’s chapel and put the persimmon

encourage exchange of various types ofleaves with wishes for peace on the tree ofpeople and trees there, and will definitely

shimmering rainbow colors. The ceremonymake it “a forest of peace’. It’s not going

was attended by patients and their families,

to be a woodland where the same kind of

the local high school students and the director

trees grow but by making it a forest, we willof the Henry Moore Foundation. After theynurture and protect everything – we want

listened to the introduction of the project,

to make it such a place.” “Persimmon tree

they all marched down to the planting siteof peace” and “Peace tapestry”, which wereon display on the day and“Persimmon tree mosaic”,
the work in progress, will be
displayed at the additional
facility that will be opened
sometime in the near future.

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Hollygirt School
UKNottingham
26 Mar 2004

Ms. Wendy Atherton, a teacherof Hollygirt School, applied forthe project in 2003. The school
conducted several workshops
in class before the tree planting
ceremony and put up decorations
on the screen inspired by theJapanese culture.
Mr. Ebinuma and the executive committee members of the project visited theschool on the ceremony day. The ceremony was attended by 50 students andteachers. The executive committee member presented the Kaki Tree ProjectDVD to the school and they watched it together. The KaKi Tree Fusoshiki(wrapping cloth) was introduced and a simple workshop using the furoshiki
was conducted. In the presence of Mr. Ebinuma they planted two seedlingsin big pots in the schoolyard. These two seedlings will be planted in the newgarden later on. After planting the trees, there were a music performance by
the students of the Japanese song “Yuyake Koyake” with violin and flute andother performances such as a fashion show of Yukata and Chinese dress tointroduce the Japanese culture.

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Italy
Francavilla al Mare, CH
1 Apr 2004

Dr. Filippo Cerasoli is the executive manager of the city of Francavilla alMare. He implements projects of environmental conservation and green spacepromotion in the city. He heard about the Kaki Tree Project from an artist
who was previously involved in the project in Italy and applied for the project.
They planted two seedlings on 1st of April, during the city’s flower expo. At
the tree planting ceremony, the children from the Japanese School in Romearranged Ikebana.

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8Ajonc Garden
FranceLille
23 May 2004

There were two persimmon seedlings

the project at the Cistude Nature Park, anddisplayed at the group exhibition of Japanese

her daughter Nadia conducted the workshop

artists “Donai Yanen!” which was heldin which they together with children

from 22nd of September through 15th

made plaster birds and by doing that theyof November 1998 in Paris. One seedling

contributed to exhibition. On the day of

was planted at the Cistude Nature Park in

the tree planting ceremony, Ms. Chantal

1999 after receiving the application fromconducted the workshop in which children

Mrs.Chantal Russell Le Roux, who lives inwore the costumes made from paper andBordeaux, France. The other one was kept

lotus leaves taken from the nearby pond

and well taken care of by Mr. Eric Mezil, theas hats. The children put various colors oforganizer of the exhibition, after he moved topigments on the lotus leaves as they liked,

a museum in Avignon.

then put these leaves in the pond and wateredthem a little. The pigments on the leaves

In 2004, Mr. Mezil was going to organize

dissolved in water and created beautiful

a similar exhibition called “Akimahen!” inpaintings of water. During the workshop,

Lille and he informed us that he wanted toMr. Makoto Nomura, an artist who also

introduce the Kaki Tree Project and plant theparticipated in the exhibition, and his friends

well-kept seedling at the same time. Jardin descasually joined the event without notice.

Ajonc, the planting site, is a community garden

They pumped up the event through making amanaged by the expert landscape gardeners.

sound like bird chirping in the background anddoing an improvised performance of melodica

Prior to tree planting, Ms. Chantal Russelle

during the ceremony.

Roux, an artist based in Bordeaux who led

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