{ Q＆A }Here are some questions about the “Revive Time: Kaki Tree Project” from children around the world.

What are the seedlings from the bombed kaki tree?
In 1945, the atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki.
This powerful bomb killed thousands of people and burned down the city. However,there was a kaki tree that miraculously survived the bombing. The “bombed tree” wasscorched and weak. About 50 years after the bombing, it was 1994. As Mr. Masayuki
Ebinuma, an arborist, who lives in Nagasaki Prefecture, treated the damaged tree, it
recovered and started bearing fruit every year. Mr. Ebinuma saved seeds from thefruits and carefully grew them, and these are the saplings from the bombed tree. Hehas started to hand them out to children as a symbol of peace.

Can we eat the fruits of the saplings?
Yes, we can. According to the radioactivity measurement conducted by Nagasaki University School of Medicine, there is no problem of eating it. As these are astringent(bitter), we can eat only after drying them. At Tokyoʼs Yanaka Community Center,people make Hoshigaki, dried persimmons, after harvesting persimmon fruits at theharvest festival in October and eat them at the New Year.

Where is the bombed kaki tree?
It is now in Wakatake-machi, Nagasaki-city. The place is located approximately 2.3
kilometers from the ground zero. The tree is 6 meters in height and said to be 150
years of age.

What is the Kaki Tree Project?
This is an art project to encourage children around the world to nurture the saplings
from the survivor tree. Through nurturing the trees, children can learn the power oflife, which can overcome obstacles in life and the importance of peace.

The kaki trees have been planted in which countries?
The siblings of the kaki saplings are all over the world. So far, in 23 countries, including Italy, Switzerland, France, USA and Germany, they have been planted; more than
250 places in total.

How can we participate in the tree-planting ceremony?
Event schedule and the most up-to-date information will be posted on this website.
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© 2020 Revive Time: Kaki Tree ProjectWhy art events are held when they plant the tree?
Because we hope all children to remember the kaki tree through the pleasant memories of the event.

What do you do in the art event?
Anything! Together you can draw, dance, sing, etc. A large number of people marchedthrough the streets at one event, while singing and at another event, participantsreleased a lot of balloons into the sky. You can create an art event in any way you like.

We create artworks together at the event.
Are they going to be displayed somewhere?
Artworks created by all of you at the tree planting ceremony and kept by the Kaki Tree
Project Executive Committee might be displayed at museums. Maybe someday you
will see your artwork exhibited in a museum in a foreign country!

The name of Kaki came from where?
The Japanese word “Kaki” is said to be derived from “Kagayaki (shine)”. They say it is
so named because the persimmon skin turns red and shines as it matures. In the latter
half of the 18th century, persimmons spread from Japan to overseas. Therefore, thescientiﬁc name of persimmon in Latin is “Diospyros kaki.” “Diospyros” means “God-given food”.

How many types of persimmons are there?
There are sweet (non-astringent) persimmons and sour (astringent) persimmons, andit can be further divided into four breeds with or without seeds. There are said to be
more than 1,000 breeds in Japan only including well-known breeds that are grownthroughout the country such as Fuyu, Jiro and Hiratanenashi.
The saplings from the bombed tree belong to a breed called “Tongo”.

How do we eat the fruit?
We can eat persimmons raw after peeling the skin, and if they are astringent like thosefrom the saplings of the bombed tree, we can eat them only after drying. Hohigaki(dried persimmons) are made after peeling the skin, then hang them until a white
powdery bloom naturally appears on the fruit. By drying them well, they become sweet
because the bitter tannin is removed. Another way to remove tannin is to take the hullof the fruit and soak it in a solution contains alcohol, then put it in a plastic bag,remove air, seal up and leave for a few days.

© 2020 Revive Time: Kaki Tree ProjectWhat kind of nutrients are contained in persimmon fruit?
Persimmon fruit contains a lot of pectin and carotenoid, and a good amount of Vitamin C. It is rich in potassium, which helps reduce water retention and is effective forhangovers and swelling of foot. Furthermore, dietary ﬁber generated from the processof drying helps relieve constipation, provides health beneﬁts for beauty as well.

How do we grow the tree in the cold?
We can grow the persimmon tree in a pot. Bring it inside the house and keep it warmfrom October on. Once you harvest the fruit, take it out and let it adapt to the cold
until the mid December. When it really gets cold, waste material that prevented buds
from growing is decomposed and the spontaneous rest period then terminates so thetree becomes ready for sprouting buds at the end of December. To prevent twigs frombreaking by snow, you can place it in a space under the eaves or support twigs by suspending them from above with wire or setting up a wooden frame.

Where is Nagasaki located in Japan? Is it close to Hiroshima?
Nagasaki Prefecture is located in the western part of Japan and in the northwest edgeof Kyushu island. It is surrounded by the sea on the north, west and south. Smallislands such as Tsushima, Iki and Gotou Islands belong to the Prefecture. Both Hiroshima and Nagasaki are located in western Japan; however, they are not very closely
located. The distance between the two cities is approximately 300 kilometers.

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