In 1945, August 9th, an atomic bomb was dropped in Nagasaki. Amidst the destruction, a kaki (Japanese persimmon) tree miraculously survived. The Revive Kaki Tree Project was launched in order to distribute saplings from this tree to children. Nine years ago, Hara Museum ARC received a sapling. This year marks the 20th anniversary of the project. To mark this milestone, the artist Yuta Nakajima (b. 1985 in Gunma) will be holding a workshop at Hara Museum ARC to make charcoal from persimmons gathered from the kaki trees growing throughout the country. The theme is peace and time. Ink made from the charcoal will then be used to create a picture while circling the kaki tree. Participants dressed in black will represent shadows and the passage of time. Their movement around the tree will be captured by camera and a picture will be given to each participant.
The artist and founder of the project, Tatsuo Miyajima (b. in Tokyo in 1957), will be present on that day. We hope you will join us in this wonderful opportunity to ponder peace and art by participating in this workshop.
Second-generation Bombed Kaki Tree at Hara Museum ARC
Yuta Nakajima
Tatsuo Miyajima
Kakimawasu Workshop Details
Date: November 1 (Saturday), 2014
Session I: 10:00 am – 12:30 pm
Session II: 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Venue/Organizer: Hara Museum ARC 855-1, Kanai, Shibukawa-shi, Gunma 377-0027
Co-Organizer: Yuta Nakajima
Please bring: black clothing (old and disposable), sumi ink brush and inkstone (if available)
Fee: 700 yen (museum admission is required)
Reservation / Information: Tel: 0279-24-6585 E-mail: arc@haramuseum.or.jp
Admission: General 1,100 yen Students 700 yen (high school and university) or 500 yen (elementary and junior high)
* November 1 (Saturday): Admission is free every Saturday during the school terms for students through middle school who are residents of the prefecture.
*200-yen-discount on admission for up to five persons upon presentation of the Guchoki Passport
*Combination ticket for Hara Museum ARC and Ikaho Green Bokujo: General 1,800 yen; Students 1,500 yen (high school and university) or 1,400 yen (junior high), 800 yen (elementary)
Cooperation provided by: “Revive Time” Kaki Tree Project Executive Committee, Sekikane AIR Onsen (Tottori Artist-in-Residence 2014), Yojo No Sato (NPO), O-KAKI Project, Ogaki Castle Park, Seibu Junior High School, Ogaki, Ogaki Tara Elementary School, The Museum of Art, Kochi, Tohoku Seikatsu Bunka Junior College
Supported by: Adart Co.
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Hara Museum ARC
855-1, Kanai, Shibukawa-shi, Gunma 377-0027
Tel 0279-24-6585 Fax 0279-24-0449 E-mail arc@haramuseum.or.jp
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Hours: 9:30 am – 4:30 pm (last entry at 4:00 pm)
Closed: Thursdays and January 1 *Subject to temporary closure in the event of severe weather.
Directions: By train: Take the Joetsu Shinkansen to Takasaki, change to the Joestu Line, and disembark at Shibukawa. From Shibukawa, ARC is 10 minutes away by taxi or 15 minutes by bus (take the Ikaho Onsen bus to ″Green Bokujo Mae″). By car: 8 kilometers (about 15 minutes) from the Kan-etsu Expressway Shibukawa Ikaho Interchange (in the direction of Ikaho Onsen).