Event

Special worksheet for summer school holiday’s independent research & Stamp Rally

[Date]

August 3 (Wed) – 8 (Mon) 11:00-19:00

[Format]

Download a worksheet from this website or Get a worksheet at the event gallery’s reception desk(Japanese worksheet only)

[Supporters]

JICA Yokohama、BUKATSUDO、Street Chalk Art Committee

[Sponsor]

Yamadaya Co., Ltd.

Dialogue Session: Hold a talk with Ms. Emiko Okada

We invite Ms. Emiko Okada (age 79) to this event from Hiroshima, who has dedicated to peace activities of telling history as a victim of atomic bomb. [Free Admission]

[Date]

8/5(Fri.)15:00-16:00
8/6(Sat.)13:00-14:00

[Venue]

Minato Mirai Gallery reception desk

[Guest speaker]

Emiko Okada
（history telling member of Hiroshima Peace Culture Center）

[Capacity]

20 people（Reservation recommended）

Guest Speech: Listen to the story behind of a Hiroshima picture book by author Mr. Shigeo Nishimura

We invite Mr. Shigeo Nishimura, author of a famous children’s picture book “Hiroshima atomic bombing”. For making this book, he has stayed at Hiroshima for long and has made many detail interviews to grasp real facts. He will share stories behind and his passion for the book. [Free Admission]

[Date]

8/6(Sat.)14:30-15:30

[Venue]

Minato Mirai Gallery reception desk

[Guest speaker]

Shigeo Nishimura（Japanese author of picture books）

[Capacity]

20 people（Reservation recommended）

Taste historical local food to know Hiroshima Hiroshima’s Okonomiyaki now & past

Okonomiyaki, Hiroshima style pancakes called as “cheap western flavored food”, have been familiar to local citizens as daily food since before the war. Taste Hiroshima’s soul food to learn the history.

[Date]

8/6(Sat.)11:00-12:00

[Venue]

BUKATSUDO Kitchen

[Co-organizer]

Kitchen

[Capacity]

15 people (Reservation recommended)

[Price]

500 JPY per person (includes tasting)

[Sponsor]

Otafuku Sauce Co., Ltd.

Eraser-stamp creation Workshop by Eraser-stamp Artist, Tomoko Tsukui

Trying eraser-stamp creation of Japanese crane design. Let’s stamp on monuments in the exhibition site by your handmade stamp.

[Date]

8/6(Sat.)
1st 15:30, 2nd 16:30, 3rd 17:30

[Venue]

BUKATSUDO Studio

[Instructor]

Tomoko Tsukui（Eraser-stamp Artist）

[Price]

500 JPY per person (adults or children)

Paint your peace leaves by Street Chalk Art

Do you know the parasol tree, A-Bombed Trees in Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park? We have a parasol tree of chalk art on the street. Let’s paint your leaves to grow the tree of Peace.

[Date]

8/6(Sat.)12:00-16:00
8/7(Sun.)12:00-16:00

[Venue]

Minato Mirai Grand Central Tower, MM TERRACE

[Co-organizer]

Street Chalk Art Committee

[Instructor]

Kanako Matsumoto (Street painting Artist)

Peace Message for digital Lantern
at Hiroshima Lantern Floating ceremony site

On August 6, our special booth will be set at Motoyasu-kawa riverside in the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park. There is a screen for virtual lantern floating and it displays Peace Messages posted over the internet from people in Japan and worldwide. You can also throw a virtual lantern with your own Peace Message by using the digital system at the site.

[Date]

8/6(Sat.)Start after sunset-

[Venue]

Event booth at Hiroshima Toro Nagashi (lantern) Festival site, Motoyasu River riverside

Project

Play Reading “Hiroshima’s Grandchildren” with Hiroshima citizens

Hiroshima citizens of various generations perform play reading. The drama script is composed of real stories from interview with atomic bombing victims.
After the performance, the facilitator Alice Yanagida and event organizer will hold Talk Show.

[Date]

8/7(Sun.)Open：13:00 Start：14:00

[Venue]

BUKATSUDO Hall

[Capacity]

50 seats (Reservation preferred)

[Facilitators]

Yorie Akiba / Alice Yanagida

[Collaboration Artist]

KAIE